OPINION: Popular ed school fads fail students who need help the most
The fight over Critical Race Theory grabs headlines. But there’s a more fundamental problem plaguing public schools.
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N.C. auditor details alleged embezzlement, some $430K, in Spring Lake
The state auditor’s office found that a former accounting technician in the town of Spring Lake misappropriated more than $430,000 in taxpayer funds for personal use and has referred its report to the FBI and State Bureau of Investigation for a possible criminal investigation.
State of emergency continues with new ways to measure COVID
Gov. Roy Cooper said North Carolina's state of emergency will continue, despite declining COVID numbers.
Why Carolinians liked strong legislatures
How should North Carolina be governed? The same question can be asked about any other state in America, or any other country in the world. It’s a critical question. It lies at the heart of every political dispute you can think of, from education reform and environmental protection to tax policy and economic development.
OPINION: Time to celebrate and protect worker freedom
Happy anniversary to North Carolina’s right-to-work law!Seventy-five years ago, on March 18, 1947, North Carolina became one of the first states in the country to give workers the freedom to choose whether or not to pay a union.
Drug money: How NC will spend the $750M opioid settlement
The opioid epidemic is killing more than 100,000 Americans each year. Fentanyl alone — not counting other opioids such as heroin, oxycodone, and morphine — now top the list as the No. 1 cause of death for adults 45 and younger. That's more than suicides, car wrecks, and COVID-19.
Adams, Rouzer introduce bipartisan affordable housing legislation
Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC-12) and Representative David Rouzer (R-NC-07) announcing introduction of H.R. 7078, the LIHTC Financing Enabling Long-term Investment in Neighborhood Excellence Act or LIFELINE Act in the United States House of Representatives.
NC General Assembly Takes Redistricting Fight to U.S. Supreme Court
Today, the North Carolina General Assembly filed a petition for writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court of the United States in the ongoing redistricting cases.
College majors vary widely in cost
It costs a lot more to train a future engineer than to train a future journalist. Some smart aleck might suggest the cost differential is entirely understandable, since a poorly trained engineer will tend to wash out of her profession while a poorly trained journalist might well rise to the top of his.
Op-Ed John Hendley: Investments in hedge funds help ensure access to higher education
Higher education has helped countless North Carolinians achieve a bright and successful future — for our children, our families, and our state. But not everyone has the same access to the opportunities a higher education provides.
N.C. Appeals Court rules Greenville red-light camera program unconstitutional
A unanimous three-judge panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals has ruled Greenville's red-light camera program unconstitutional. The judges agreed the program does not provide enough of its proceeds to local schools.
Daylight Savings clock-shifting continues in NC despite legislative effort
There aren’t many things that bring people from all sides together politically these days. But ending the practice of putting our clocks forward in the spring then backward in the fall is one that enjoys wide, bipartisan agreement.