Do they really care what we think?
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, May 31, 2015. Even as they are shoving their current, well-qualified president out of the door, for reasons never spoken, the UNC Board of Governors is seeking... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Looking for public input in all the wrong places
The search for a new UNC system president has reached the “remarkable” stage. That is, the Board of Governors has held a series of townhall-style meetings for public input into the qualities the... Read More
McCrory: More vetoes coming
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory made a surprise appearance at the quarterly meeting of the state’s public-private economic development board Friday morning, asking for support for economic financial... Read More
What are these young people thinking?
That's the question pollsters, pundits and politicians want to know. The Millenials, those under 35 years of age, think differently, act differently and will vote differently. To find out what they... Read More
So much for the charade of moderation in the General Assembly
When the state House passed its budget last week, Rep. Chuck McGrady noted its bipartisan support in a tweet that captured what the House leadership wanted people to think was happening in the General... Read More
Why 2 good bills just joined 1 bad abortion bill
Some particularly ugly sausage got made today in Raleigh. It involved two good bills filed back in March by Sen. Jeff Jackson, a Mecklenburg Democrat. One bill, SB418, would close a loophole in N.C... Read More
NC Labor market improves, but slowly
In April, employers in North Carolina added 11,100 more jobs than they cut, with net gains occurring in the public and private sectors. Over the year, North Carolina gained 106,600 more jobs than it... Read More
Par for the course on UNC cuts
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, May 28, 2015. The University of North Carolina's Board of Governors pulled out its machete and got busy last week, slashing 46 degree programs across its 16-campus... Read More
Random things in the House budget nobody is talking about
Every year when the budget comes out people focus on the big items such as education and Medicaid, but what about those small things that no one really talks about? I want to highlight some of those... Read More
Teacher shortage? Not according to NCTQ
In recent months news outlets have been awash with stories about a teacher shortage in North Carolina as well as nationally (see Education leaders address NC teacher shortage crisis and Fewer NC... Read More
