In recent weeks, the small town of Fairmont, N.C. has received what is likely the most national media coverage it has seen in years. The Robeson County town of less than 3,000 is ... Keep Reading
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Link Between Charter Schools and Segregation Is Faulty
Charter schools increase segregation – that’s the flawed conclusion of a recent National Bureau of Economic Research report by three Duke University Professors: Helen Ladd, Charles ... Keep Reading
No New Health Insurance Mandates!
Tell our legislators we can't afford more health insurance mandates! Insurance mandates force you to pay for coverage you don't want or need. Health insurance mandates force ... Keep Reading
SPECIAL REPORT, PART II: Are Solar Lobbyists Trying to Hide Their Money Trail?
By Francis De Luca and Susan Myrick PART 2 Are Solar Lobbyists Trying to Hide Their Money Trail? In part one of this series we reported on right-of-center political ... Keep Reading
NC Depends on DC More Than You Think
Should North Carolina be more reliant on the federal government, or work to be more independent from D.C.? To answer that question, we need to understand how much the state ... Keep Reading
NC Case May Roil U.S. Religion Debate
In recent months, headlines on religious liberty across the nation have referred almost exclusively to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) – both the federal version ... Keep Reading
Bill Could Be Win-Win for NC
Imagine a piece of state legislation that could both lower your utility bill and make North Carolina more competitive for jobs. House Bill 681, the NC Energy Ratepayers ... Keep Reading
SPECIAL REPORT: ‘Conservatives’ Pushing Big Solar Funded by the Left
By Francis De Luca and Susan Myrick PART I What do President Barack Obama and a growing number of Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly have in common? The ... Keep Reading
Taxing Private Endowments? A Bad Idea All Around
A few weeks ago, I wrote about why I thought President Obama’s Community College Proposal was a bad idea. His plan to provide up to two years of free tuition to community college ... Keep Reading
RFRA’s Judicial History Leaves Questions Unanswered in NC
RFRA, once an acronym spoken only in academic halls and legislative debates, has become a household subject across America. The federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act and its ... Keep Reading
