Gov. Pat McCrory said Thursday that President Barack Obama's visit to North Carolina this week gave him the opportunity to talk about energy exploration and clear the air about case backlogs within... Read More
The latest from the troubled state agency responsible for getting food stamps to eligible recipients is that a program backlog is being caused by more than just glitches in a new computer system. No... Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
