Online lottery a safe bet
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, December 7, 2017. North Carolina is thinking about expanding its lottery to include more games played on the internet. Players can already buy tickets for the big... Read More
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A common sense gun bill
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, December 3, 2017. Sen. Thom Tillis has co-sponsored a bipartisan bill that introduces reasonable gun-control to address situations like November’s Texas church... Read More
A shameful severance
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, December 4, 2017. Almost $4 million, the amount going in severance packages to four executives of Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Solutions, could go a long way... Read More
Unhappy legislators sling mud at court
Editorial by Capitol Broadcasting Company, December 6, 2017. Republican leaders in the General Assembly are upset at the prospect that a court-ordered plan to fix their unconstitutional gerrymandered... Read More
Sharpsburg, Boone elections in limbo, waiting on the state
Imagine if your bosses got fired, and for more than six months, no one replaced them. You’re not allowed to perform the tasks that your bosses do, so you’re stuck trying to keep things running... Read More
A policy victory, not a political one
Republicans claiming victory over the imminent passage of their tax bill should understand the limits of that victory. They got a policy victory, not a political one. They haven’t done anything that... Read More
After six years of howling
The politicians are hollering, again, about redistricting – about the new State House and Senate district maps drawn by the federal judges ‘Special Mapmaker.’ But look beneath the surface: What... Read More
What's often missing in discussion of teacher pay
Discussions over teacher pay often overlook an important factor Rising benefit costs have been crowding out funds for salary increases Total compensation has been rising faster than just salary... Read More
Former Superintendent accuses current Superintendent of misleading public
by Bill Ball, NC Policy Watch, December 7, 2017. North Carolina’s former public school superintendent June Atkinson says the state’s current K-12 leader “misled” the public when he blasted the... Read More
Pipeline process a deliberate one
Editorial by News and Observer, published in Burlington Times-News, December 8, 2017. The Atlantic Coast Pipeline will face many hurdles from gaining permits to burrowing through 600 miles of terrain... Read More
