Power agency deal holds great promise
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, February 4, 2014. It’s a little early to pop the champagne bottles, but surely we can all be forgiven for feeling just a little bubbly about negotiations between... Read More
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Revive inmate labor program
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, February 5, 2014. Prison inmates owe a debt to society, but it’s hard to see how they repay that debt idling their time away in a state institution, burning up... Read More
Political war isn't making our schools better
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, February 5, 2014. North Carolina's teacher-tenure rules were weak. They offered some protection to teachers, but couldn't deflect basic issues like incompetence... Read More
Sea level rise documentary comes to Triangle
A documentary on sea-level rise with a focus on the North Carolina coast is coming to the Triangle for several screenings this week. Shored Up examines development and beach engineering in coastal... Read More
Applications begin for private school vouchers
Three days after North Carolina began taking applications for the state's new school voucher program, hundreds of families have entered the lottery, hoping to get the state to pick up part of the cost... Read More
Too large DHHS, too little focus on families
With all the attention given to the Department of Health and Human Services this past year, it seemed inevitable that someone in a high-level policy role would ask the questions that Gov. Pat McCrory... Read More
Obamacare is failing? That's a lie
The Republican response to the State of the Union address was delivered by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash. – and it was remarkable for its lack of content. The closest she came to substance was... Read More
Income inequality and the bottom line
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, February 3, 2014. Economists have long known that cutting taxes for so-called “job creators” has done little historically to improve the economy. Why? Ask your... Read More
GOP focuses on Barber
One of the more noteworthy developments of a new election year is the decision by the North Carolina Republican Party to try to use the Rev. William Barber, the state NAACP head, as a cudgel to beat... Read More
