NC and discouraged workers
North Carolina has too many discouraged workers. About that fact there can be no doubt. Under the Bureau of Labor Statistics definition, discouraged workers are those who would otherwise be in the... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Common Core standards will help NC meet its challenges
When North Carolina end-of-grade test scores were recently posted, some expressed surprise and dismay about the “decline” in test scores. To say the scores “declined” implies that students... Read More
McCrory's praise for former Governor Hunt will shock some conservatives
Editorial by News and Observer, January 15, 2014. The Holshouser Legislators Retreat sponsored by the Hunt Institute tends to be a fairly civil gathering anyway, but Gov. Pat McCrory turned it into... Read More
An old-style spending bill, for better or worse
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, January 16, 2014. The bipartisan $1.1 trillion appropriations bill agreed to by the House and Senate this week is the kind of budget measure Americans used to detest... Read More
NC Doctors file suit against NC, call Medicaid billing system 'disaster'
North Carolina’s Medicaid billing system was so dysfunctional it costs doctors time, money and patients, according to a class action lawsuit filed by a group of medical providers Thursday. The suit... Read More
Former UNC player ties counselors to no-show classes
A key UNC football player in the NCAA’s investigation into improper benefits says he was led by academic counselors to four no-show classes and that the academic environment for athletes at the... Read More
Get ready for the recovery
If 2013 was the year of reform, 2014 promises to be the year of recovery. Tax reform goes into effect in 2014, lowering tax rates for every individual and corporation in the state. Regular review and... Read More
The accountability cloud over the charter school explosion
By the fall of 2015 more than 200 charter schools may be operating in North Carolina, responsible for the education of thousands of children across the state. Most charter school advocates see that as... Read More
What could unite us? Getting good value from government
Most people abhor complexity. When problems arise, we search for the single cause and the easy solution. This is especially true in government, where scandals produce knee-jerk demands to immediately... Read More
DHHS leader Wos apologizes
by Lynn Bonner, News and Observer, January 15, 2014. The head of the state’s health agency apologized Tuesday for errors that resulted in violations of federal privacy rights of nearly... Read More
