580,834
The number floated up off the page and hung shimmering in the air in front of my eyes: 580,834. Surprised, and curious, I clicked on the computer, then stared at another number that looked dreary... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Skvarla's odd definition of partner
The buzz continues in Raleigh over the shrill, defensive news conference held this week by Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources John Skvarla and other DENR officials in the wake of the... Read More
More praise for Burr's Obamacare alternative
A brief article in the latest print edition ofNational Review — headlined “Healthier and Wiser” — offers more praise for the health care reform plan co-sponsored by North Carolina’s... Read More
Cooper calls GOP teacher pay plan a 'political Band-Aid'
Attorney General Roy Cooper revved Wake County Democrats on Friday evening, saying the years of progress under the party’s former leaders “came to a crashing halt” 14 months ago. The reference... Read More
Why is the cost of healthcare rising for inmates?
In the January’s Joint Legislative Oversight Committee in Justice and Public Safety meeting Sen. Austin Allran (R-Alexander) posed a question to Terri Catlett, Deputy Director of Health Services... Read More
Innovation essential for N.C. healthcare
North Carolina is clearing a path in the murky health care crisis that could spotlight the state as a model for the other 49. The struggles in health care will not be solved in Washington or by the... Read More
Judge puts N.C. school vouchers on hold
The legislature’s plan to give parents taxpayer money to send their children to private schools suffered a setback Friday when a Superior Court judge granted opponents’ request to suspend the... Read More
Settling it
John Drescher down at the News and Observer hit the nail on the head last week when he wrote: ‘Steve Beam needs a boss.’ What’s happened to Mr. Beam (the Director of the Raleigh Housing... Read More
Stuff happens
Governor McCrory was checking off his 2014 Reset List. Teacher pay plan: check. Televised command presence in snowstorm: check. National face time on Face the Nation: check. New communications... Read More
Don't let television cloud what candidates are saying and doing
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, February 21, 2014. North Carolina voters face plenty of important decisions at the polls this year, from county commissioners and sheriffs, to state legislators and... Read More
