Put the people first
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, March 10, 2017. State legislators in North Carolina are paid less than $14,000 a year, so some of them trade their experience for more lucrative opportunities as... Read More
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GOP should join governor in education push
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, March 5, 2017. With his first budget proposal, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has staked out the high ground in supporting public education. We hope the state... Read More
Deep divisions produce political charades
Editorial by Durham Herald-Sun, reprinted in Greenville Daily Reflector, March 6, 2017. Three times last week, a state Senate committee summoned Larry Hall to be vetted for his appointment to head the... Read More
Raise the age
Editorial by Durham Herald-Sun, March 9, 2017. In North Carolina, you’re not old enough to vote until you are 18. But as young as 16, you’re old enough to automatically be tried as an adult, even... Read More
A novel way citizens can end gerrymandering
North Carolina’s current system of gerrymandered voting districts is indeed harmful. Undemocratic and alien to American values, gerrymandering – drawing electoral districts to favor certain... Read More
Unaccountable school vouchers at a crossroads
Unless things change soon, North Carolina taxpayers will be on the hook for at least $145 million a year for a voucher scheme that funds private, mostly religious schools with no idea about what the... Read More
Study: Transgender, LGBTQ+ communities not a threat in public spaces
Contrary to one of the most often cited premises in so-called "bathroom bills" such as North Carolina's House Bill 2, transgender people do not pose a threat to others in public or private spaces... Read More
Senate Republicans look to "Trumpify" NC tax code
Donald Trump has always been well known for his “act first, worry about the mess later” approach to the world around him. Long before he became President, the blustering billionaire fashioned a... Read More
Black history often focuses on wrong story
The movie “Hidden Figures,” in telling the story of three black women who were mission-critical to NASA, is one that everyone in the country and beyond should see. Mathematical genius Katherine... Read More
Bill would penalize sanctuary cities, make bond higher for undocumented immigrants
Lawmakers are considering a revised bill that would withhold state funds from local governments deemed to be sanctuary cities. A House Judiciary Committee discussed the bill Tuesday, but took no... Read More
