I got it wrong. Deeply wrong. Embarrassingly wrong. It was a few days after Hurricane Floyd struck the coast on September 16, 1999. I’d been covering North Carolina politics for more than a dozen years by then, penning my syndicated column and appearing regularly on radio and television. Our discussion program “N.C. Spin” had debuted...
Creating more opportunities to vote within a shorter length of time preserves voting rights while ensuring that voters cast ballots with access to the same information.
Those who know for a fact that they have secrets of this magnitude may begin to self-select out of the process in the age of the internet. Others may just hope it never comes up or assume they can ride out any controversy.
As Congress works on data privacy laws, I hope they will consider the needs of small businesses like those in NC's Outer Banks and strive to strike the right balance between data privacy and business success.
More Americans believe Republicans are better equipped to handle the economy, the top issue in Gallup's survey (24%). This measure is "highly predictive of election outcomes" dating back to 1948.
Funding public education requires efficiency and effectiveness. How the money is spent on education is just as important as how much money is spent.
With the exception of the gubernatorial and superintendent races, the polling spreads for statewide offices are smaller than the margin of error.
The scholarships allow students to get a private school education while saving taxpayers money, since NC’s per-pupil spending at public schools is roughly $12,000, compared to the maximum scholarship of $7,000.
