The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled 4-3 Thursday that the state's voucher program that gives taxpayer support for low-income students to attend private schools is constitutional. "Our review is... Read More
Administration and oversight for public charter schools has been handled by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction for years — but Senator Jerry Tillman, a longtime supporter of charter... Read More
We’ve got a loaded docket, so let’s go ahead and get started,” Senator Louis Pate, Co-Chairman of the Senate Health Care Committee, said to a crowded room in the Legislative Office Building. It... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, July 22, 2015. Thirty-nine states in the union limit the number of days their legislatures can stay in session each year – some by state constitution, some by law... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, July 22, 2015. Sept. 29, 2014, was the kind of day that should rattle a governor. Sometime that Monday afternoon, Pat McCrory’s chief counsel, Bob Stephens, received... Read More
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton made a quick stop in North Carolina Wednesday evening for a private fundraiser at the home of a north Raleigh couple. The invitation suggests a... Read More
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, July 21, 2015. Monday marked a confluence of two matters both related to Confederate monuments. One happened in Alamance County. The other at the General Assembly... Read More
Isabel Najera was excited to vote in her first election as a U.S. citizen in 2014. The North Carolina mother of four did everything right to cast a ballot that would count. She registered in time... Read More
Oh, my. What a scolding Greensboro received from state Rep. Rayne Brown on our editorial page Tuesday. Talk about adding insult to injury. The Davidson County Republican wasn’t content with telling... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, July 22, 2015. Things must not be going too well for Sen. Harry Brown in private negotiations over what to do with North Carolina’s sales tax – which is good news... Read More
