I studied history at a college with a Confederate soldier monument during the biggest progressive social upheaval since the 1960’s. I know just about every single way that old boy can be interpreted. What those idealistic college kids and older antagonizers recently did in Chapel…
WILMINGTON — A new law in Carolina Beach cracking down on food trucks will be served in court. The Institute for Justice on Tuesday, Aug. 21, announced a lawsuit against the town over the move. The lawsuit is a…
There is a puzzling expression regularly being used by members of the Trump administration that, they argue, describes a major goal of their protectionist trade policies: “reciprocal trade.” The expression is troubling because, as an economist, I understand that all trade, by definition, is reciprocal. It is best to think of…
The fallout continues over an audit that found a lack of oversight by the N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control commission has cost the state about $13.5 million. Michael Herring, one of three members on the state ABC commission, resigned Wednesday, Aug. 15, according to…
An appeal of a judge’s ruling requiring the fall election ballot to list Supreme Court candidate Chris Anglin as a Republican could threaten a key election deadline. Anglin’s campaign said he was served notice of the appeal Tuesday, Aug. 14,…
In the “summer of plastic straw bans,” North Carolina’s restaurant industry is feeling the heat. “Drunk people, they are walking around without straws and they are confused,” Hibernian Assistant General Manager Susan Kemben said. After a video of…
Democrat-turned-Republican Chris Anglin won his court fight to run on the GOP ticket for Supreme Court justice in the Nov. 6 general election. Wake County Superior Court Judge Becky Holt issued her ruling Monday, Aug. 13, after a hearing on constitutional claims Anglin made in…
Major staff changes continue to shake up the North Carolina public education system. State Board of Education member Greg Alcorn announced his resignation Friday, Aug. 10. He is the third member to leave the education board this month. Board member Becky…
People conducting voter registration drives in three North Carolina counties are suspected of fraud, and investigators at the N.C. Bipartisan State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement are reviewing the allegations. The elections board received reports from New Hanover, Pitt, and Robeson counties that voter drive participants…
The parties suing to prevent four amendments from appearing in the Nov. 6 general election are facing a high hurdle, a constitutional scholar says. When it comes to writing ballot language for constitutional amendments, the N.C. Constitution defers to the General Assembly, “Whereas other…
