When state lawmakers returned to Raleigh last week, the word on the street was that, at last, two-and-a-half months into the new state fiscal year, a budget agreement between House and Senate Republicans had finally been achieved. As it turned out, howeve

For the past two years, unemployment in North Carolina has done more than return to pre-pandemic levels; its actually dropped to the lowest level in more than 20 years. A closer look, however, reveals a more complicated picture especially for the state

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Its been ten years since North Carolinas experiment with private school vouchers commenced and, as multiple reports have made clear, when it comes to student achievement, widely shared opportunity, and the wise use of public resources, the program has b

By any fair estimation, North Carolina Republican legislators and judges enjoy commanding positions of authority when it comes to the workings of the General Assembly, the judiciary and many of the areas of state government that those two branches impact.

When it comes to the current economic well-being of average Americans, its clear that the nation has made great progress in recent years. Unemployment and poverty are down, wages are up and recently, even inflation has started to cool. Despite this encou