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Has North Carolina's economy turned the corner? It depends on how you define "turn the corner." And it depends on what measure you choose.
Has North Carolina's economy turned the corner? It depends on how you define "turn the corner." And it depends on what measure you choose.
 
Despite a ruling by the N.C. Court of Appeals saying the state has no interest in the property known as Hammocks Beach, lawyers working for Attorney General Roy Cooper are forcing John H. Hurst and his sister Harriet Hurst Turner to continue fighting for the 289-acre Onslow County waterfront...
Despite a ruling by the N.C. Court of Appeals saying the state has no interest in the property known as Hammocks Beach, lawyers working for Attorney General Roy Cooper are forcing John H. Hurst and his sister Harriet Hurst Turner to continue fighting for the 289-acre Onslow County waterfront...
 
A 1997 bill that exempted "payday lenders" from state usury laws was allowed to sunset in 2001, and the last storefront lenders were shut down in 2005.
A 1997 bill that exempted "payday lenders" from state usury laws was allowed to sunset in 2001, and the last storefront lenders were shut down in 2005.
 
There's much tradition associated with the office of president of the United States. That wasn't true back in 1791, when the first president, George Washington, was serving his first term. Washington's decision to tour Southern states that year set an interesting precedent for his successors.
There's much tradition associated with the office of president of the United States. That wasn't true back in 1791, when the first president, George Washington, was serving his first term. Washington's decision to tour Southern states that year set an interesting precedent for his successors.
 
As I've previously discussed, one key issue in the recent debate over expanding North Carolina's Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act involved estimating how many new Medicaid enrollees would truly have been uninsured without it.
As I've previously discussed, one key issue in the recent debate over expanding North Carolina's Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act involved estimating how many new Medicaid enrollees would truly have been uninsured without it.
 
A person who calls 911 for help for someone who has overdosed on drugs would receive limited immunity from prosecution under a Good Samaritan Law that passed a Senate committee Thursday.
A person who calls 911 for help for someone who has overdosed on drugs would receive limited immunity from prosecution under a Good Samaritan Law that passed a Senate committee Thursday.
 
North Carolina could come full circle by 2014 in the way candidates for judicial posts are identified. Currently, judicial elections are nonpartisan. Republicans in the House and the Senate have filed bills that would restore...
North Carolina could come full circle by 2014 in the way candidates for judicial posts are identified. Currently, judicial elections are nonpartisan. Republicans in the House and the Senate have filed bills that would restore...
 
More than 30 members of the North Carolina House of Representatives filed House Joint Resolution 126 last week asking Washington for a federal amendment to the U.S. Constitution to require a balanced budget. Forty-nine of our fifty states have some sort of balanced budget or debt limit...
More than 30 members of the North Carolina House of Representatives filed House Joint Resolution 126 last week asking Washington for a federal amendment to the U.S. Constitution to require a balanced budget. Forty-nine of our fifty states have some sort of balanced budget or debt limit...
 
Charlotte officials believe Senate Republicans have an ulterior motive in sponsoring legislation to create a regional authority to own and operate Charlotte-Douglas International Airport.
Charlotte officials believe Senate Republicans have an ulterior motive in sponsoring legislation to create a regional authority to own and operate Charlotte-Douglas International Airport.
 
Established by Title II of the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA), the Public Works Administration (PWA) was an expansive, Depression-era Federal government spending program that aimed to create jobs while improving the nation's infrastructure.
Established by Title II of the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA), the Public Works Administration (PWA) was an expansive, Depression-era Federal government spending program that aimed to create jobs while improving the nation's infrastructure.
 
During the years that North Carolina was riding high - particularly the 1980s and 1990s - state policymakers wrung their hands about the problems associated with a fast-growing, successful economy.
During the years that North Carolina was riding high - particularly the 1980s and 1990s - state policymakers wrung their hands about the problems associated with a fast-growing, successful economy.
 
Backing up comments promising North Carolina would remain the "least unionized state in the United States," Speaker of the House Thom Tillis has sponsored a bill that would place on the November 2014 ballot constitutional amendments limiting union organizing.
Backing up comments promising North Carolina would remain the "least unionized state in the United States," Speaker of the House Thom Tillis has sponsored a bill that would place on the November 2014 ballot constitutional amendments limiting union organizing.
 
I know Gov. Pat McCrory and the Republican leadership at the General Assembly are inundated at the moment. There's no lack of people offering policy advice or pleading for their cause or group. Why should I be different?
I know Gov. Pat McCrory and the Republican leadership at the General Assembly are inundated at the moment. There's no lack of people offering policy advice or pleading for their cause or group. Why should I be different?
 
Do you take vitamins? For many if not most people, it's a good idea. It ensures that even if you don't always maintain a varied and healthful diet, your body gets the baseline level of nutrients.
Do you take vitamins? For many if not most people, it's a good idea. It ensures that even if you don't always maintain a varied and healthful diet, your body gets the baseline level of nutrients.
 
A merit pay system for teachers, changes to teacher tenure, tax credits for private school tuition, and new charter school initiatives are among education reform measures that could be passed in the state House of Representatives in the next few weeks, House Speaker Thom Tillis, R-Mecklenburg...
A merit pay system for teachers, changes to teacher tenure, tax credits for private school tuition, and new charter school initiatives are among education reform measures that could be passed in the state House of Representatives in the next few weeks, House Speaker Thom Tillis, R-Mecklenburg...
 
North Carolina surgeon and physician groups are squaring off against hospitals in a regulatory reform battle with potentially hundreds of millions of taxpayer and insurance dollars at stake.
North Carolina surgeon and physician groups are squaring off against hospitals in a regulatory reform battle with potentially hundreds of millions of taxpayer and insurance dollars at stake.
 
North Carolina conservatives have embraced parental choice and competition as indispensable elements of education reform for decades. Now that conservatives are in the majority in state government, you can expect more proposals to...
North Carolina conservatives have embraced parental choice and competition as indispensable elements of education reform for decades. Now that conservatives are in the majority in state government, you can expect more proposals to...
 
Most North Carolinians believe the Civil Rights Movement occurred strictly in the 1960s, with the start of the Sit-Ins at the Woolworth's store in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Most North Carolinians believe the Civil Rights Movement occurred strictly in the 1960s, with the start of the Sit-Ins at the Woolworth's store in Greensboro, North Carolina.
 
The U.S. Supreme Court case known as Citizens United has had a major impact on American politics in recent years. Will the high court's decision in that case stand in the years ahead? John Samples, director of the Center for...
The U.S. Supreme Court case known as Citizens United has had a major impact on American politics in recent years. Will the high court's decision in that case stand in the years ahead? John Samples, director of the Center for...
 
A regulatory oversight panel Thursday rejected an effort by the N.C. Child Care Commission to ban religious instruction at schools held at religious facilities that participate in the NC Pre-K program.
A regulatory oversight panel Thursday rejected an effort by the N.C. Child Care Commission to ban religious instruction at schools held at religious facilities that participate in the NC Pre-K program.
 
Who gets to run Charlotte Douglas International Airport has become a prickly, billion-dollar turf battle. City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County officials want to ground what they see as an unnecessary power grab orchestrated by...
Who gets to run Charlotte Douglas International Airport has become a prickly, billion-dollar turf battle. City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County officials want to ground what they see as an unnecessary power grab orchestrated by...
 
What were you doing the Friday before Christmas? Many of us were buying last-minute gifts, embarking on trips to visit family and friends, or making other preparations for the holiday season.
What were you doing the Friday before Christmas? Many of us were buying last-minute gifts, embarking on trips to visit family and friends, or making other preparations for the holiday season.
 
A new performance audit shows that the N.C. Industrial Commission has been lax in monitoring data to make sure North Carolina businesses are keeping up with their duty to provide workers' compensation insurance for their employees.
A new performance audit shows that the N.C. Industrial Commission has been lax in monitoring data to make sure North Carolina businesses are keeping up with their duty to provide workers' compensation insurance for their employees.
 
Gov. Pat McCrory is expected to sign soon legislation that says no to implementing the federal health care law's most costly provisions -- a state-run insurance exchange and Medicaid expansion--and rightly so.
Gov. Pat McCrory is expected to sign soon legislation that says no to implementing the federal health care law's most costly provisions -- a state-run insurance exchange and Medicaid expansion--and rightly so.
 
North Carolina's Customized Training Program, run by the state's community colleges, has come under fire lately. Some prominent critics contend that it is -- at least in part -- a wasteful way to promote economic development in the state.
North Carolina's Customized Training Program, run by the state's community colleges, has come under fire lately. Some prominent critics contend that it is -- at least in part -- a wasteful way to promote economic development in the state.
 
Furious that Gov. Pat McCrory and the Republican-led legislature has turned down the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion, Democratic lawmakers, liberal scholars, and left-wing activists have resorted to insults, illusions, and illogical arguments to express their indignation.
Furious that Gov. Pat McCrory and the Republican-led legislature has turned down the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion, Democratic lawmakers, liberal scholars, and left-wing activists have resorted to insults, illusions, and illogical arguments to express their indignation.
 
Gov. Pat McCrory Tuesday signed into law a bill that would rework the state's unemployment insurance system.
Gov. Pat McCrory Tuesday signed into law a bill that would rework the state's unemployment insurance system.
 
Although scholars disagree regarding the exact path of Hernando De Soto's expedition in the Southeast, all agree that the Spaniard and his expedition passed through present-day Piedmont and western North Carolina.
Although scholars disagree regarding the exact path of Hernando De Soto's expedition in the Southeast, all agree that the Spaniard and his expedition passed through present-day Piedmont and western North Carolina.
 
Published reports that North Carolina must pay $181 million to the federal government annually as a consequence of failing to set up a state-run health exchange under Obamacare are false, leaving a spokesman...
Published reports that North Carolina must pay $181 million to the federal government annually as a consequence of failing to set up a state-run health exchange under Obamacare are false, leaving a spokesman...
 
North Carolina's lackluster economy is the top political issue. Voters who pay scant attention to legislative sessions and partisan dust-ups in Raleigh view state leaders primarily through the economic lens.
North Carolina's lackluster economy is the top political issue. Voters who pay scant attention to legislative sessions and partisan dust-ups in Raleigh view state leaders primarily through the economic lens.
 
Interest is coalescing around legislation that would repeal a law forcing energy companies to buy increasingly larger volumes of costly, tax-subsidized, renewable energy. Rep. Mike Hager, R-Rutherford, is drafting language for a bill as Gov. Pat McCrory pushes for offshore...
Interest is coalescing around legislation that would repeal a law forcing energy companies to buy increasingly larger volumes of costly, tax-subsidized, renewable energy. Rep. Mike Hager, R-Rutherford, is drafting language for a bill as Gov. Pat McCrory pushes for offshore...
 
Bragg, a West Point graduate, was an army full general during the American Civil War. Image courtesy of the North Carolina Office of Archives and History, Raleigh, NC.
Bragg, a West Point graduate, was an army full general during the American Civil War. Image courtesy of the North Carolina Office of Archives and History, Raleigh, NC.
 
Born on April 8, 1946 James Augustus Hunter was a native son of Hertford in Perquimans County, North Carolina.
Born on April 8, 1946 James Augustus Hunter was a native son of Hertford in Perquimans County, North Carolina.
 
North Carolina should break free of the so-called Common Core State Standards, which are tied to attempts to nationalize public school education requirements.
North Carolina should break free of the so-called Common Core State Standards, which are tied to attempts to nationalize public school education requirements.
 
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