North Carolina legislators want to scrap a law that prevents ineffective teachers from being removed from the classroom. But teachers have been fighting the move, saying they need protection from... Read More
There were several similarities and one crucial difference between the recent N.C. Republican U.S. Senate primary and a Democratic primary for the same office 36 years earlier. The difference shaped a... Read More
The House voted in favor of, the Senate approved and the governor signed the Omnibus Tax Law Changes bill into law yesterday which includes a tax on a new product – e-cigarettes. What’s... Read More
Governor McCrory wants to use lottery money to equip schools with more technology. The Governor thinks some of the money could come from limiting "annoying" advertising and cutting the Lottery's... Read More
by Mike Walden, Reynolds Professor of Economics, NC State University, published in News and Observer, May 30, 2014. We’re getting ready to celebrate an anniversary, although I doubt any balloons... Read More
Obesity epidemic? Everyone knows the “facts,” right? Do the following seem so obvious as to be boring? • Obesity is a personal problem that individuals should solve on their own. • A calorie... Read More
After a long and contentious night, the state Senate approved its $21.1 billion spending plan for 2014-15 early Saturday. Votes were held Friday night and shortly after midnight Saturday. The first... Read More
RALEIGH – The latest Civitas Institute Poll shows state House Speaker Thom Tillis, the Republican candidate, leading Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan in the race for the U.S. Senate. Tillis leads... Read More
If you did a poll – and Senator Berger surely has – you’d probably get overwhelming support for this proposition: “Should public school teachers get an 11 per cent raise in exchange for giving... Read More
Many of the headlines about the state budget Senate leaders rolled out this week describe it as taking the state in a different direction or remaking North Carolina. True enough, but that’s not the... Read More
