by John Frank, Under the Dome, News and Observer, November 22, 2013. Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin said it's "still too early to tell" if the federal health insurance law will stand as more... Read More
Last week, North Carolina policymakers decided the tax-cut bill they passed just four months ago created enough confusion to require new legislation to clarify and “fix” it. The problem is their... Read More
Is a biscuit the answer? That succinct question was posed in a recent News & Observer story about feeding hungry people on weekends at a downtown Raleigh park. A group has organized local churches for... Read More
A who’s who of North Carolina’s corporate establishment has formed a new group that aims to be an assertive voice on public education in the state. Business for Education Success and... Read More
Thanks to Governor Pat McCrory and the current General Assembly, your tax dollars will soon be subsidizing discrimination across North Carolina and paying to teach children bizarre fundamentalist... Read More
No one in state government jumps for joy at a 15-or 20-percent cut in their budget. But when that happens, especially to a small agency with a limited mission, legislators might be sending a message... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, November 22, 2013. On the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, we offer these excerpts from the Inaugural Address he... Read More
North Carolinians who value safe drinking water, clean air and quality of life take note: Fracking could soon put all of this in jeopardy. This heavy industrial process has sparked controversy as it... Read More
Sweeping aside a century of precedent, Democrats took a chunk out of the Senate's hallowed filibuster tradition on Thursday and cleared the way for speedy confirmation of controversial appointments... Read More
