N.C. DENR Secretary John Skvarla has been chastised for daring to demand that his environmental regulatory programs implement a customer service model as they fulfill their mission to the public. Some... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, April 26, 2014. Amidst reports of growing numbers of teacher resignations, Gov. Pat McCrory and legislative leaders are denying blame for the state’s unacceptably... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, April 27, 2014. With the economy rebounding, strong March employment figures and the governor declaring a “Carolina Comeback,” the General Assembly must start... Read More
by Michael Futch, Fayetteville Observer, April 28, 2014. The Rev. Dollie Manigo said she spoke from the heart Sunday afternoon when she told her audience at a Fayetteville branch of the NAACP function... Read More
I am a primary care physician with over 20 years experience delivering care in the Army and to North Carolina’s Medicaid population, and currently run a pediatric clinic in Burlington. Governor... Read More
Editorial by News and Observer, April 27, 2014. In answer to the question, “What’s next?” North Carolina Republican legislators have a doozy. Having instituted voter suppression laws, ended... Read More
Greg Brannon sure seemed knowledgeable about the U.S. Constitution at North Carolina’s first Republican U.S. Senate debate last week. He wielded it like a pair of nunchuks, pummeling nearly every... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, April 23, 2014. Gov. Pat McCrory has caught plenty of heat for his handling of the Dan River coal ash spill. Some critics wondered why it took the governor so long... Read More
While crafting the state budget last year, the North Carolina General Assembly applied the latest empirical research to the question of how best to improve teacher quality. In response, lawmakers have... Read More
Where are America’s economic hotspots? If you answer that question based solely on what politicians or pundits say, you might well get it wrong. You might think that Sunbelt states consistently... Read More
