The House redistricting committee held its second meeting on Tuesday to look at undertaking the first state judicial district overhaul in recent years. Comments were heard from those currently in the... Read More
While the nation focuses on Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Harvey, North Carolina still doesn’t have the money it needs to rebuild from Hurricane Matthew. Yes, it’s been nearly a year since... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, September 13, 2017. We’re not about to argue that a thorough updating of our state’s judicial districts is unnecessary. The last large-scale redrawing of the... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, September 15, 2017. Politics is politics, but the budget cuts made by the Republican-led state legislature to Democratic-run state offices is not good government... Read More
It’s impossible to ignore the impact that the faith community is having on hurricane recovery efforts since Harvey struck Texas and Irma devastated Florida and much of the southeast. In fact, even... Read More
It will be at least another month before state Superintendent Mark Johnson can take over at the helm of the Department of Public Instruction, which leaves the Board of Education in charge of the state... Read More
Now that North Carolinians can put “First in Freedom” on their license plates, again, it’s worth taking a moment to remember key moments in American history when people from our state played an... Read More
The Republicans have enjoyed majorities in both bodies of the General Assembly for nearly seven years now, and pretty soon Phil Berger and Tim Moore will be asking for two more. This is an... Read More
Editorial by Wilson Daily Times, September 14, 2017. When it comes to polarization, Phil Berger has a point. As the N.C. Senate prepared to approve new legislative district maps on Aug. 28, Berger... Read More
by Dr. Mike Walden, NCSU Professor of Economics, September 15, 2017. Although my late mother never finished high school, she still was a wise person. One of her favorite sayings was, there’s two... Read More
