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Executive Summary Key Terms Q&A Timeline Conclusion Appendix Index and Sources Download this Policy Series in PDF format by clicking below: ... Keep Reading

The first edition of HB 933 included a minimum sentence of 25 years to life for an adult who molests (gropes/fondles) a child under the age of 12. This piece of the legislation, ... Keep Reading

This article first appeared in the Greensboro News & Record, January 13, 2008. Cue music. Julia stared blankly from her jail cell. She thought about the bottle that landed her ... Keep Reading

This article first appeared in the Chapel Hill News, January 9, 2008. North Carolina's political leaders evidently spent $1.2 billion last year planning the state's economy, ... Keep Reading

A version of this article appeared in the Clayton News. Got on your green-tinted lenses? Over the coming months, you’re going to need them. More stories about various new ... Keep Reading

“Cool wisdom.” That’s the phrase the News & Observer used in an editorial (“Defending Open Doors”) to summarize outgoing community college ... Keep Reading

This article originally appeared in the Fayetteville Observer. Concerned about the rising cost of health insurance? State employees aren’t. According to state policy since ... Keep Reading

This article first appeared in the Raleigh News & Observer. South Carolina ranks second nationally in overall highway department performance, according to a study by ... Keep Reading

If someone was looking for a solid compromise on healthcare reform, they wouldn’t search in vain. But Democrats are going to have to abandon their ... Keep Reading

This article first appeared on December 15, 2007 in the Greensboro News & Record. What does it mean to be a citizen? The stir about illegal immigrants attending N.C. ... Keep Reading