by A.P. Dillon Earlier this week , Project Veritas, the investigative journalism outfit led by James O’Keefe and known for explosive undercover videos, released ... Keep Reading
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NC’s Unemployment Insurance Reforms Paying Off Big In 2016
This article originally appeared in Forbes.com Unemployment insurance (UI) reform in North Carolina continues to be the gift that keeps on giving. The 2013 UI reform, made ... Keep Reading
The 22 N.C. Legislative Races to Watch in 2016
With so many legislative contests already decided and so many others that appear to be sure things, we use the 2012 Civitas Partisan Index (CPI) to winnow down the key races to ... Keep Reading
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Politically speaking, our state - and the country as a whole - have just entered a brand new world - full of both threats and opportunity. Change will be the only constant over ... Keep Reading
Tell Candidates: Shun Debates Sponsored by Opponents of Voter Photo ID
This year a new state law will protect your ballot by requiring voters to show government-issued, photo identification to cast a ballot. But some groups are still fighting this ... Keep Reading
Political Contributor has Elections Monopoly in North Carolina
Two Charlotte media organizations, the Charlotte Observer and WBTV, ran stories last week about a legislator who appears to have made stealth changes to legislation that would ... Keep Reading
Naughty & Nice List 2015
Here's our list of who we think has been naughty and nice this year... NAUGHTY: Former SEANC head Dana Cope, convicted of stealing more than half a million dollars from the ... Keep Reading
Public Schools Undergoing Historic Shift
Part 2 of 2 In Part 1, we looked at Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) enrollment as an indicator of the growing gap between the educational options now available at the ... Keep Reading
What Wake Enrollment Stats Really Mean
Part 1 of 2 Wake County Public Schools are growing at a slower rate than expected, and the reasons for this trend illuminate the growing gap between what the traditional public ... Keep Reading
NC Common Core Commission Takes a Dive
by A.P. Dillon On Friday, December 18th, the North Carolina Academic Standards Review Commission (ASRC) was tasked with providing recommendations to replace Common Core ... Keep Reading