Beginning next year, nurses at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton won't get pay perks for working weekend shifts. The move, which affects 95 nurses, will save Southeastern about... Read More
A new report from a right-leaning think tank critiques UNC-Chapel Hill’s general education curriculum, calling it “incoherent,” a smorgasbord of thousands of classes with “very narrow — even... Read More
The only truly competitive North Carolina congressional race in 2012 took place in Wilmington's backyard between Democratic Rep. Mike McIntyre and Republican former state representative David Rouzer... Read More
Having witnessed a rancorous government shutdown and near breach of the federal debt ceiling, plenty of Americans are pessimistic about where we’ll go from here as a country. Just don’t count Omar... Read More
by Jim Morrill, Charlotte Observer, October 25, 2013. GOP congressional leaders have helped North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis to a wide fundraising lead over his Republican U.S. Senate... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, October 24, 2013. For too many years, criminal law punished the victims of prostitution and not the perpetrators. North Carolina law now has a fairer balance... Read More
Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker and her team presented a sober economic picture of North Carolina last week to several hundred business leaders and economic developers from the Triad. The visual... Read More
Medicaid spending has grown dramatically, while patient health outcomes have declined, as North Carolina has relied on Community Care of North Carolina to serve most Medicaid patients. A new Policy... Read More
Even many Republicans agree that they lost the battle over the shutdown and the debt ceiling. The tea party walked the country to the edge of economic ruin and their party to the edge of political... Read More
Ohio and North Carolina partisans, who have sniped at each other in a century-long struggle over the Wright Brothers legacy, will join forces this week for a First-in-Flight feud with a new common... Read More
