Yes, it’s a year and a half away from the November 2016 general election, but already the punditry and analysis has begun in terms of what could happen in the looming presidential contest. A team... Read More
When the House finished more than eight hours of debate on its $22 billion budget late last week, many listeners had to wonder what of any consequence had been accomplished with all the talk. First... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, May 26, 2015. The other Carolina thumped us again. This time it's a Volvo plant, which will sit just outside Charleston, not far from the Boeing plant that North... Read More
An unusual coalition of 12 liberal Democrats and 11 conservative Republicans comprised the only formal opposition to the $22.1-billion General Fund budget passed around 1:15 a.m. May 22 by the state... Read More
Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, May 22, 2015. Duke Energy is going to pay, and pay heavily, for its admitted negligence regarding coal ash lagoons and the environmental disasters that occurred... Read More
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, May 23, 2015. As Americans honor on this Memorial Day those who died for freedom, many will pay their respects more by exercising that freedom than by pausing... Read More
One of the most telling parts of the long debate on the House budget Thursday night and early Friday morning came in a discussion over an amendment offered by Rep. Marilyn Avila to end tax credits for... Read More
Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, May 20, 2015. We’re not even five months into 2015 and it has been a rough, rough year for journalists — and those who play them on TV. The highest-profile... Read More
There is not much use debating the value of preventive health care. Science and data show us that it’s better for our physical, emotional and financial health to live a healthy lifestyle than to... Read More
For the second time in five years, the NCAA on Friday delivered a Notice of Allegations to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The notice is expected to outline NCAA findings about so... Read More
