Beyond the curtain of insurance rates
Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, March 20, 2014. Coastal North Carolina homeowners who have seen their insurance premiums skyrocket during the past decade or so deserve a better explanation as... Read More
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Now you see it….
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, March 20, 2014. Once described as a “fierce urgency” and a major priority, the subject of climate change is slowly disappearing from state environmental agency... Read More
North Carolina/Florida women: Political bellwethers
What important Democratic woman politician, a Wake Forest alumna, who was born in North Carolina and later moved to Florida, has gained national attention this year for her candidacy in a critical... Read More
The sword hanging over free ferries
It would be nice to think of our state legislators possessing the wisdom of Solomon. That may not be the case, but when it comes to the state's ferry system, they have pulled a Solomon-like maneuver... Read More
A mayor for governor?
Maybe it’ll be Charles Meeker. Or Nancy McFarlane. Or one of their successors. Whoever, a mayor of Raleigh will be Governor. And soon. The Raleigh media market is huge, reaching maybe as much as... Read More
Why NC needs small banks
The United States is suffering from a severe over-concentration of banking assets. Currently, 50 percent of all banking assets and deposits in America are held by just 10 banks. This has made those... Read More
UNC President: Lighten the load for student athletes
University of North Carolina President Tom Ross says easing the transition to college for student-athletes could help improve their academic performance. Ross spoke this week with the Knight... Read More
Legislators take a second look at teacher tenure law
Legislators aren’t backing down on eliminating teacher tenure, but they are rethinking a key requirement of the law — awarding new contracts and bonuses to teachers who give up the extra job... Read More
Mixed messages in first jobs report for 2014
In January, employers in North Carolina eliminated 7,200 more payroll positions than they added (-0.2 percent), due almost equally to job losses in the private and public sectors (-3,700 and... Read More
Medicaid reform a test of McCrory's leadership
In the early days of the 2013 General Assembly session, just a few weeks after the inauguration of Governor Pat McCrory, leaders of the state Senate were rushing a bill through the chamber to refuse... Read More
