Demand for doctors – whether in person or via a computer screen – is expected to surge as millions more Americans become insured under the Affordable Care Act. About 10 million people already rely... Read More
Call it a ray of light, albeit a seemingly accidental one, into the world of dark money and policy making. It was the spring of 2013, and lawmakers were busy drafting more than 1,700 bills, including... Read More
The new public-private group that will run North Carolina’s business recruiting and economic development efforts won’t be subject to North Carolina’s ethics laws, the set of rules requiring... Read More
McCrory’s reform to “support teachers” Governor Pat McCrory told the N.C. Chamber this week that his top two priorities were to reform education to “support teachers” and to invest more in... Read More
Duke Energy expects its 3.2 million North Carolina customers to pay the costs of closing its ash ponds, CEO Lynn Good said Friday. Duke is preparing a response to Gov. Pat McCrory’s request last... Read More
When I started covering the North Carolina General Assembly for the Greensboro Daily News in March of 1977, I noticed state Rep. Mary Nesbitt, D-Buncombe, right away. Might have been because I have... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, March 6, 2014. UNC leaders are on a collision course with the state’s budget director regarding budget adjustments for 2014-15, and Gov. Pat McCrory must support... Read More
Said the True Blue alum of UNC-Chapel Hill: “No one cares about the so-called scandals any more. People are tired of it. Why do you keep writing about it?” He spoke, of course, of the show that at... Read More
The State Board of Education approved new standards Thursday for state exams that will lower required passing scores, potentially saving thousands of third-graders from having to go to summer reading... Read More
Duke Energy must take "immediate action" to stop toxins leaking from coal ash ponds at its North Carolina power plants and develop a plan to clean up contaminated groundwater at the sites, a Superior... Read More
