Editorial by The Fayetteville Observer, January 9, 2018 As lawmakers return to Raleigh today amid calls for better education funding, a new study reveals growing disparities in the way the state’s... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, January 12, 2018. The GOP-led state legislature is running up quite a tab in court with taxpayers footing the bill. It has spent almost $7 million defending against... Read More
Editorial by The Charlotte Observer, reprinted in The Greenville Daily Reflector, January 10, 2018. Legislating is the art of finding bearable compromise — or at least it used to be before... Read More
Validation sometimes arrives quietly. Other times, it makes a splash, and for the chairman of Duke University’s math department, Tuesday’s validation was the splashy kind. Duke professor Jonathan... Read More
Possum out: Famous New Year’s event in Brasstown shockingly ends after one final descent” was the lead headline in last week’s Cherokee Scout, North Carolina’s westernmost newspaper. After... Read More
The North Carolina legislature adjourned from their special session yesterday without addressing their latest unfunded mandate. The General Assembly passed a law requiring smaller class sizes but did... Read More
There’s a new rumor afoot about judicial reform that lawmakers may try to pass a judicial appointment system that only affects district court judges. The plan is apparently premised on the notion... Read More
Our government retirees are at the heart of communities across North Carolina, keeping us safe, saving lives, maintaining our utilities, and doing the many duties that many of us often take for... Read More
Editorial by Capitol Broadcasting Co., printed in Burlington Times-News, January 6, 2018. If there are any doubts about just how badly the General Assembly is doing its job, consider this: When the... Read More
