Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, February 18, 2014. It's no surprise that a Superior Court judge in Raleigh refused Monday to dismiss a lawsuit against the state's new school-voucher program. The... Read More
Editorial by New York Times, February 16, 2014. North Carolina citizens have good reason to wonder just whom their environmental regulators are trying to protect. The state’s Department of... Read More
Editorial by Asheville Citizen-Times, reprinted in Greenville Daily Reflector, February 16, 2014. North Carolinians who need food stamps are safe, for now. The Senate on Wednesday passed and sent to... Read More
With the usual ebbs and flows, North Carolina government leaders have made public education their pre-eminent issue for more than a century. Democrats in charge nearly all of that time wore the pro... Read More
I often wonder whether all the partisan nastiness and money-grubbing that goes on in politics these days is increasingly leaving the political world, both nationally and at the state level, to know... Read More
Shut out of formal power in the state capital for the first time in more than a century, North Carolina Democrats hope that 2014 will mark the beginning of a steady climb back to legislative... Read More
Since I’ve had the honor of being elected your governor, teachers, principals and superintendents have been telling us that we must raise the base pay of North Carolina’s teachers if we expect to... Read More
More than six out of 10 Americans believe our nation is on the wrong track, according to a recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. Many factors contribute to the political dysfunction that fuels... Read More
I often hear people say the Democrats have controlled North Carolina for more than 140 years, and it is now time to give GOP Gov. Pat McCrory and the Republican legislature a chance to see what they... Read More
Editorial by The Charlotte Observer, February 15, 2014. So you know about U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan’s race. And you may have heard that Republicans who rule the legislature will be fighting off Democrats... Read More
