No more barriers
Editorial by Durham Herald-Sun, April 24, 2015. For at least the eighth time in the past four years, the General Assembly is moving to erect more barriers to women’s ability to obtain a legal... Read More
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Lynch's historic step
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, April 24, 2015. As a child in Greensboro and then Durham during the civil rights movement, Loretta Lynch witnessed history. She took her own historic step Thursday... Read More
Decline in student enrollment coming
It’s been an unquestioned assumption of modern urban or suburban life: each year schools get more and more students. Meeting that need has meant hiring more teachers and staff helped to fuel ever... Read More
Median household income continues to fall in N.C.
A new report released today finds that the income of the typical North Carolina household fell not just during the “Great Recession,” but has continued to fall during the recovery, leaving the... Read More
The problem with a March 8 presidential primary
Voter turnout is bad enough already – especially in primaries. Now legislators are headed toward making a change that threatens to dampen turnout even more – and cost millions to boot. The N.C... Read More
Is the Civil War over?
One hundred and fifty years later, is the Civil War finally over? On Saturday we will mark the 150th anniversary of the April 26, 1865 final surrender by Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston of... Read More
Legislators go back to the redrawing board
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, April 22, 2015. Well, let’s revisit redistricting one more time. It’s a familiar subject to North Carolina legislators of all political stripes. Republicans... Read More
A test for McCrory
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, April 22, 2015. Before he runs for re-election next year, Gov. Pat McCrory is planning an important campaign this fall. Its outcome may predict how well he’ll... Read More
Incentives are not the reason NC lost Volvo
I have been seeing legislators blaming the Senate for not passing House Bill 117 as the reason for North Carolina not getting the Volvo plant. But what lawmakers forget is that incentives are not... Read More
