Charlotte-based Duke Energy is the largest investor owned utility in the U.S. and no other private actor in the state plays a bigger role in the ongoing global environmental crisis that threatens life on the planet as we know it. Read More
For all the glossy brochures and websites promising something different and better many parents are waking to discover they've been sold a bill of goods when it comes to charters and vouchers. Read More
While "cashing in" from legislative service is devilishly difficult to prevent or regulate, it doesn't make them right. Read More
The securities division of the Secretary of State's office should investigate charges that a UNC Board of Governors member is violating a consent decree. Read More
There have been many twists in turns of HB 655, the House version of Medicaid expansion. Will it ever come to the floor for a vote or will House leadership continue to play games? Read More
Ours may be a divided state with respect to many ideological issues, but when it comes to how we choose the people who represent us and the rules those people employ to pass the laws that govern our society we pose great risk to our democracy with continued "ends-justifies-the-means" politics . Read More
A move to remove the public and journalists from the map-drawing area violates the mandates set by the court redistricting order. Read More
What sets progressives apart from extremists on the ideological right is their understanding that the market economy is not, for all of its many strengths, infallible or divine. Read More
Those on the right pay lip service to support public education but a long litany of ills tells a different story. Read More
With a court decision on gerrymandering expected soon hopes are rising for redistricting reform from our legislature. But great care is needed to ensure new districts will be drawn impartially. Read More
