There’s an old newsroom adage that if a dog bites a man, it’s not news, but if a man bites a dog, it is. For those who don’t understand this musty aphorism, it means that something being unusual... Read More
State budget forecasters say the Medicaid program will likely face a smaller shortfall this year than last, but problems with computer systems and backlogs are making forecasting difficult. At a... Read More
Patrick Cannon, who rose from public housing to become mayor of North Carolina’s largest city, was arrested Wednesday by the FBI and accused of accepting tens of thousands of dollars in bribes... Read More
When women make important decisions, we usually consult more than one resource. We consult our families, our faith communities and, quite frequently, our bank accounts. Accordingly, the public policy... Read More
When I was growing up, there was a joke about a priest, a hippie and then-Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in an airplane. The plane’s engines gave out but there were only two parachutes... Read More
The Daily Tar Heel's Gabriella Kostrzewa sat down with Gov. Pat McCrory in his office in the state Capitol on Thursday. They discussed issues impacting higher education, UNC-CH and college students... Read More
A broken stormwater pipe recently caused a major discharge of coal ash into the Dan River at a Duke Energy plant in Eden, and another more recent discharge was reported from a coal-ash pond at a... Read More
by Dan Kane, Charlotte Observer, March 26, 2014. Two more football players said in national cable TV reports Tuesday that UNC-Chapel Hill’s tutoring program for athletes steered them to suspect... Read More
Think you’re spending more time stuck in Charlotte traffic? A new study says you’re right. Increasingly clogged roads mean drivers are spending an estimated 40 hours a year – one solid workweek... Read More
Triangle drivers pay an extra $1,000 a year each because of poor roads and bridges and traffic congestion, according to a report released Tuesday. TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based national... Read More
