One way to see how the economy is really doing is to see it from the perspective of ministries that help people who are having a financial crisis. These are not homeless shelters serving the permanent... Read More
Do you propose, at some point, to run for the presidency?” North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory was asked on national TV the other day. The question was posed by Stuart Varney of Fox Business News, in... Read More
The political season is upon us again … with a vengeance. Nowadays it seems to always be that time. So much money – so little time. If you think our politicians just can’t agree on anything, you... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, July 17, 2014. A giant slaughterhouse processing a million-plus chickens a week may not be what Cumberland County officials had in mind when they created a 485-acre... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, July 19, 2014. Republican state senators canceled a floor vote on a confusing sales-tax bill Thursday until they could get their stories straight. Which means it... Read More
If you 're a fan of charter schools you should be watching what's going on in Washington DC. Last week the Washington Post ran a very interesting article on DC principals going door-to-door to tout... Read More
The current discussion about reforming Medicaid in North Carolina and how it should be managed is an important one because the cost of caring for the Medicaid population consumes a significant portion... Read More
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, July 17, 2014. A lot of fire-breathing discontent emerged this past week over a still-smoldering issue that is once more emblematic of the political and cultural... Read More
Senate leaders continue to propose cutting teacher assistants as a way to pay for a significant teacher salary bump, the first teachers have seen in years. While the General Assembly debates back and... Read More
These are fascinating times in Raleigh for political junkies and folks in the public policy world, as House and Senate leaders of the same political party trade budget offers back and forth and... Read More
