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Walter B. Jones Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center in Greenville, N.C., has been recognized as one of the Best Addiction Treatment Centers in America for 2023 in Newsweek’s annual rankings.
Published: Sunday, August 27th, 2023 @ 2:47 pm
By: ENC NOW
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A New Jersey mom is suing her local police chief and high-ranking officials at a nearby Air Force Base, alleging they targeted her and portrayed her as a security threat after she spoke out about the sexually graphic material on display in an elementary school.
Published: Thursday, April 6th, 2023 @ 8:11 am
By: Daily Wire
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C-SPAN has new rankings for the most-talkative members of the U.S. House, and one of North Carolina’s longest tenured representatives has made the top 10 list.
Published: Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023 @ 11:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina places 10th in the nation for its tax environment, according to new rankings from the Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation.
Published: Friday, December 23rd, 2022 @ 11:31 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Another free-market think tank has ranked Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper positively with regard to fiscal policy, with the Cato Institute’s new governor’s rankings putting Cooper 6th overall. Cooper was the only Democrat in the top 10 and received a “B” grade overall.
Published: Saturday, October 22nd, 2022 @ 12:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Heritage Foundation will release a new ranking of educational freedom among the states on Friday, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 @ 10:45 pm
By: Daily Wire
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell is drawing attention to North Carolina’s No. 2 ranking in a new assessment of states’ economic outlook. The Tar Heel State trails only Utah in the ranking from the American Legislative Exchange Council.
Published: Wednesday, April 20th, 2022 @ 8:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina ranks among the bottom 10 states in the country on Politico’s new State Pandemic Scorecard. The Tar Heel State’s overall ranking of No. 41 combines high marks for health and the economy with low scores for social well-being and education.
Published: Monday, December 27th, 2021 @ 5:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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East Carolina University is sixth in the nation - and No. 1 in North Carolina - in an inaugural ranking of America's Top Online Colleges by Newsweek.
Published: Monday, November 29th, 2021 @ 3:55 pm
By: ECU News Services
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A new report from the Fordham Institute argues that North Carolina’s controversial social studies standards flunk the test on history and civics, ranking worst in the Southeast.
Published: Thursday, August 12th, 2021 @ 11:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina boasts three of the top four metro areas in a new national ranking comparing a decade’s worth of housing growth to job growth.
Published: Sunday, July 18th, 2021 @ 11:36 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina boasts three of the top four metro areas in a new national ranking comparing a decade’s worth of housing growth to job growth.
Published: Saturday, July 17th, 2021 @ 12:57 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Nine of the top schools in North Carolina are, technically, schools of choice, according to recently released rankings of the best schools in the country.
Published: Sunday, May 2nd, 2021 @ 9:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The East Carolina baseball team garnered its fourth preseason national ranking of the 2021 season after being tabbed No. 19 by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) the organization announced Tuesday evening.
Published: Friday, February 5th, 2021 @ 12:10 am
By: ECU News Services
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In a year when seemingly everything went virtual, online master’s degree programs in business, criminal justice, education and nursing at East Carolina University have been named among the best in the nation in a new ranking.
Published: Thursday, January 28th, 2021 @ 1:55 am
By: ECU News Services
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Black Mountain Neuro-Medical Treatment Center, operated by the NC Department of Health and Human Services, was named the best nursing home in North Carolina by a new, national ranking recently compiled by Newsweek.
Published: Tuesday, October 29th, 2019 @ 12:28 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Hardly a week goes by without hearing news that North Carolina or some North Carolina city or town is achieving a high ranking on a business or quality of life survey
Published: Saturday, November 24th, 2018 @ 12:27 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The Tax Foundation has just released its 2018 State Business Tax Climate Index, and North Carolina holds on to the number 11 position.
Published: Monday, December 11th, 2017 @ 9:17 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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A new report ranking states' fiscal health puts North Carolina 15th nationally, highlighting the Tar Heel State's strong revenue and solid pension funding.
Published: Wednesday, July 12th, 2017 @ 10:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Higher education reformers have long argued that colleges' admissions selectivity reveals little about their educational quality and how well they prepare students for the workforce and civic life
Published: Monday, October 24th, 2016 @ 10:13 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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East Carolina University ranks in the top tier of national universities in a new listing by U.S. News & World Report.
Published: Saturday, October 15th, 2016 @ 6:39 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Following his efforts to make college more affordable, Governor Pat McCrory has applauded the inclusion of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and East Carolina University in a new national rankings list for best value
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2016 @ 2:57 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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New rankings of average teacher pay across all 50 states and the District of Columbia show that North Carolina teacher pay is increasing faster than any other state in the country
Published: Wednesday, May 18th, 2016 @ 12:48 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Whether it's Princeton Review, which grades schools based on students' evaluations, or U.S News and World Report, where rankings rely heavily on graduation and retention rates, schools celebrate a high position as an indication of a quality education
Published: Sunday, April 24th, 2016 @ 6:14 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Every year the Tax Foundation publishes the State Business Tax Climate Index, which allows taxpayers, businesses, and policy makers an easy comparison of how their states' tax systems relate. This ranking of the states is based on tax policy has been very important in North Carolina over the last...
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 1:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I've got a newfound sense of respect for John Bell. We took it to him TWICE yesterday. Instead of ducking and running, or just badmouthing us in private, the Goldsboro Republican (and third-ranking House member) decided to go head-to-head with The Daily Haymaker.
Published: Sunday, April 12th, 2015 @ 2:13 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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I have been discussing teacher pay rankings for years. In fact, three years ago I wrote a newsletter piece titled, Education spending in North Carolina: The ranking problem. In that piece, I outlined the major problems associated with the National Education Association (NEA) rankings of teacher...
Published: Sunday, August 3rd, 2014 @ 9:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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I have been discussing teacher pay rankings for years. In fact, three years ago I wrote a newsletter piece titled, Education spending in North Carolina: The ranking problem. In that piece, I outlined the major problems associated with the National Education Association (NEA) rankings of teacher...
Published: Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014 @ 7:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Almost as much awaited as the yearly U.S. News & World Report college rankings is the annual Princeton Review ranking of the top "party schools." By Princeton Review's analysis, the top party school this year is (drumroll)...the University of Iowa. Congratulations, Hawkeyes. You beat out the Univers
Published: Friday, March 7th, 2014 @ 2:34 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Vidant Medical Center was one of four U.S. hospitals recognized for its leadership and innovation in quality improvement and safety.
Published: Thursday, July 25th, 2013 @ 1:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Vidant Medical Center has been ranked as one of the best hospitals for 2013-14 in North Carolina by U.S. News & World Report. Vidant Medical Center is ranked #16 in North Carolina and is recognized among the Best Hospitals in the Coastal Plain (NC).
Published: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013 @ 6:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Vidant Medical Center is among the nation's Best Regional Hospitals 2011-12, according to U.S. News & World Report, publisher of Best Hospitals. U.S. News annually publishes the Best Hospitals rankings in July.
Published: Wednesday, July 18th, 2012 @ 1:57 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A new report on economic competitiveness from the American Legislative Economic Council shows North Carolina is ranked 23rd among the states on the 2012 ALEC-Laffer Economic Outlook Rankings.
Published: Friday, April 20th, 2012 @ 6:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Four members of North Carolina's congressional delegation earned an "F" grade for their votes on fiscal issues during the 2011 session of Congress, according to new rankings from the National Taxpayer Union, a limited-government advocacy group based in Washington, D.C.
Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2012 @ 11:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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