Artificial intelligence can make our lives better. We ought to treat its increased convenience with caution.
These voluntary efforts often achieve what top-down government programs cannot — long-term environmental stewardship based on personal investment.
The devastation wreaked on North Carolina by Hurricane Helene will take weeks to assess, months to clear out, and years to repair or rebuild. Second only to the value of the lives lost will be the exorbitant fiscal and economic costs of our recovery. Our state government is reasonably well-prepared to shoulder its share. Our...
The NC Retirement System is proud to be paying the lowest fees among state pension plans. But the state is getting what it is paying for — first in low fees, last in returns.
After many schools in the mountains have been rendered unusable, flexible community-led options like charter schools and microschools are viable alternatives.
Folwell is right that these weight-loss drugs strain budgets at the current price. But the sky-high prices are due to PBMs not drug companies.
We need to make sure that those who have lost everything due to an unprecedented inland hurricane disaster do not also lose their voice in the 2024 elections, now just a month from concluding.
Just as important is what the SBE did not change. They did not authorize the use of drop boxes for mail ballots. And the due date for mail ballots is still Election Day.
