One Republican agenda item for the 2014 legislative session appears clear: pay increases for teachers. But as Republican legislative leaders began this month to look at how to boost stagnant salaries... Read More
There is seldom any good news about mental health care and the treatment of addicts in North Carolina. Many experts and relatives of the mentally ill denounce the state for failing to provide adequate... Read More
The Associated Press, published in Charlotte Observer, November 26, 2013. The president of the North Carolina NAACP has delivered a petition asking Gov. Pat McCrory to convene a special session of the... Read More
The state Department of Insurance has approved the rate hikes proposed by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina for 2013 individual health insurance plans that are being extended next year. The... Read More
North Carolina charter schools will get a one-year reprieve from academic standards that could lead the state to revoke charters. But the tougher new tests that debuted last year, leading to a... Read More
by Michael Bisecker, Associated Press, published on WRAL.com, November 27, 2013. As a candidate, Pat McCrory pledged a transparent and accountable government. But now that he is governor, those... Read More
Every passionate reader has a first literary love – that first book that captured your attention and inspired your desire to explore and understand. For me, it was a true classic: A Child’s... Read More
Editorial by Salisbury Post, November 26, 2013. The Hickory and Newton-Conover school districts have taken the laudable step of raising the compulsory school attendance age from 16 to 18. Now, the... Read More
Editorial by Carolina Journal, November 27, 2013. North Carolina can help prevent unnecessary increases in health care costs by repealing a 35-year-old law that has failed to address that goal. A new... Read More
As important milestones in the history of North Carolina go, November 21 is probably not a memorable date to most North Carolinians, but it is a significant one. On that day in 1789, North Carolina... Read More
