There's finally a grownup in Raleigh
We are only a few days into the New Year but two starkly different political styles are already on display in Raleigh. Newly elected Governor Roy Cooper is beginning his term by methodically... Read More
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A new force in Raleigh
What a difference a governor makes! Just a week or so ago, people were asking, “With veto proof majorities in the legislature, what can Roy Cooper do?” Well, yesterday he told us. He can try to... Read More
Cooper's first team
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, January 5, 2017. Gov. Roy Cooper named cabinet secretaries and “caretaker supervisors” to run his fledgling administration Tuesday. He’s starting out like no... Read More
Cooper seeks business help to repeal HB2, expand Medicaid
by Laura Leslie and Mark Binker, WRAL, January 4, 2017. Gov. Roy Cooper urged North Carolina business leaders Wednesday to support his efforts to repeal a state law limiting LGBT rights, expand... Read More
Judges refuse to delay court-ordered redistricting, legislative elections
Three federal judges on Wednesday denied a request by state lawmakers to postpone their earlier order requiring new state House and state Senate districts be drawn and elections be held this year. The... Read More
NC Superintendent: Changes needed to fix 'outdated' school system
North Carolina's newly elected Superintendent of Public Instruction says urgent changes are needed to fix the state's "outdated" public school system and said his first order of business will be to... Read More
Senator Hise: Cooper can't expand Medicaid without legislative approval
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper announced his plans today to circumvent the Republican-led General Assembly, and expand North Carolina’s Medicaid enrollment, requesting an amendment to the state’s... Read More
Stay on road to freedom
It was 30 years ago that I founded my first conservative organization. It was a student magazine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. My compatriots and I decided to name it The... Read More
Eight North Carolina economic headlines for 2017
by Dr. Mike Walden, NCSU Professor of Economics, January 4, 2016. EIGHT NORTH CAROLINA ECONOMC HEADLINES FOR 2017 NATIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH WILL ACCELERATE IN 2017 RESULTING PRIMARILY FROM AN EXPECTED... Read More
NAACP boycott would further harm its victims
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, December 26, 2016. The president of the North Carolina NAACP says he will ask the national NAACP to call for a national economic boycott of North Carolina. The Rev... Read More
