House and Senate negotiators have reached agreement on a bill that they say will repeal North Carolina's use of Common Core standards for K-12 education. Although a formal conference report, which... Read More
This week, I enjoyed reading about the successes of local students in various science fairs. What struck me, as always, was the high number of Asian students who excelled while the Anglo names were... Read More
House and Senate negotiators began to break their budget logjam Wednesday, clearing the way for negotiations on teacher pay and lottery money – and possible adjournment. “Today was a good day... Read More
This is one of the oldest battles in our Republic. And you ain’t seen nothing yet. The U.S. Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision ignites a battle over women’s health care, which will... Read More
Last year (after their big victory in the 2012 election) as soon as Republican State Senators and State Representatives got to Raleigh they went to work to cut spending and it was almost like a... Read More
t turns out that the disagreement between the House and Senate over the cost of Medicaid next year is not the only thing holding up a final state budget that provides a pay raise for teachers and... Read More
As state legislators debated allowing the use of an extract from marijuana plants to treat seizure disorders over the past couple of weeks, it was evident that social conservatives – there are many... Read More
Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, July 1, 2014. Americans’ religious freedom prevailed this week when the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Hobby Lobby’s challenge of Obama-care... Read More
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, July 2, 2014. On this day 50 years ago – July 2, 1964 – President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law in a nationally televised ceremony from... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, July 2, 2014. The state House spending plan hit the Senate like a rubber check Monday. It bounced right back. The 41-page budget modification bill approved... Read More
