State Reps. Grier Martin and Cynthia Ball, both D-Wake, agree on most of the issues that come before the legislature, but it’s possible that 2018’s election could pit them against each other in... Read More
Columnist George Will highlights just how dire the fiscal circumstances are for the state of Illinois, which underscores the importance of that state’s gubernatorial race this year. Republican Gov... Read More
by Dr. Mike Walden, NCSU Professor of Economics, November 22, 2017. It’s commonly thought we are now living in the greatest time period of change. Technology is affecting how we live, work and... Read More
I could always hear John McLaughlin long before I could see him. The larger-than-life former Jesuit priest, Nixon speechwriter, and host of the “McLaughlin Group” public-television show from... Read More
The once-floundering state Medicaid system stay within its budget for the fourth consecutive year. Meanwhile, a planned switch to managed care is getting positive reviews from federal regulators... Read More
A dark money group with ties to Gov. Roy Cooper's campaign apparatus will gather again next month for a fundraiser starring the governor as a special guest, according to an invitation forwarded to... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, November 14, 2017. The UNC Board of Governors usually makes news only when it hires or fires the system’s president. We hope that’s not about to happen. Yet... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, November 15, 2017. Members of a General Assembly oversight committee this week got what we hope they found a frightening overview of this state’s opioid-abuse... Read More
High Point University Poll, November 14, 2017. A High Point University Poll finds that North Carolinians are split over which is more important – protecting the constitutional right to own guns or... Read More
About one in three in North Carolina say they have been personally impacted by the opioid addiction crisis or they have someone close to them who has been, the most recent Elon University Poll has... Read More
