Average pay isn't the point
The average pay received by public school teachers in North Carolina this year was $49,837, up four percent from the 2015-16 school year. That was the largest pay hike for teachers in the United... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Managed care organization misspent Medicaid money, audit says
North Carolina's largest managed care organization for mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse services misused federal and state Medicaid dollars by overpaying its chief... Read More
Raise the age is common sense
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, May 19, 2017. North Carolina lawmakers continue to take welcome steps in the effort to revise juvenile justice by “raising the age” of adult... Read More
Just plain mean
When you thought that the state Senators couldn’t get more vindictive, they outdo themselves. Last week, we learned they cut education funding for school districts represented by Democratic Senators... Read More
FCC moves to end 'net neutrality'
The FCC has voted to kick off the repeal of "net neutrality" rules designed to keep broadband providers like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast from interfering with the internet. The FCC says the move could... Read More
House pushes to clean up Senate budget "mess"
As the N.C. House puts together its budget this week, the same thought is on the minds of representatives from both parties. “It looks like we’re going to have to clean up the Senate’s mess... Read More
Is the next governor's race already taking shape?
He leaned forward, pouring over page after page of numbers, searching for a lodestar, then stopped: “Republicans are dropping. Democrats are dropping. Independents are going up. There’ll be more... Read More
What divides us on taxes?
by Dr. Mike Walden, NCSU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor of Economics, May 12, 2017. It was a hot, humid day in 1985. President Reagan was appearing at Reynolds Coliseum. I was in... Read More
What goes around still comes around
by Paul O'Connor, The Insider, published in Wilson Daily Times, May 17, 2017. It was unclear if the dismissive remark was aimed at me or at my column of the day before. “Naпve,” the new Senate... Read More
Partisanship wins again in NC Senate
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, May 18, 2017. In its proposed budget, the Republican-dominated N.C. Senate added $1 million to fund pilot programs battling opioid abuse in North Carolina. Good news... Read More
