Carolina dispute helped provoke revolution
Did you know that a legal dispute between North Carolina’s elected legislature and the British government helped provoke the American revolution?
Empowering innovation: NC’s path to lifesaving individualized treatments
The Right to Try Individualized Treatments Act allows patients suffering from serious or deadly illnesses to seek innovative treatments designed to their unique genetic makeup.
News consumers deserve better than automated click bait
Baiting someone to click on an irrelevant article may be a small victory, but it's a bad long-term strategy. Because some of the those who click may never click again.
What to watch for in Thursday’s presidential debate
Don't expect to witness your favorite candidate in the same persona you see at rallies. Debates are usually a different audience and a different strategy.
Wandering
When Biden, FTC attack American tech companies, they attack North Carolinians
As mayor of Rocky Mount and CEO of a regional healthcare company, I'm greatly concerned about federal agencies cracking down on large technology companies that support small businesses.
Justice and redemption: Standing up for NC’s Second Chance Act
If we're considered innocent until proven guilty in this nation, how can we allow a process that punishes people who are not guilty or have dismissed charges?
Debt problems
Our economy is always churning
North Carolina’s private sector lost an eye-popping 414,000 jobs in the most-recent quarter. Are we on the brink of economic cataclysm?
A student was suspended for saying ‘illegal alien.’ With my reforms, NC can do better.
As a state lawmaker, it’s not my job to issue suspensions. But it is my job to improve our laws, and this incident proved our laws on short-term suspensions were inadequate.
Expect disagreement about fairness of redistricting ruling
A recent hearing highlighted problems with pinning down a legal standard for fairness in drawing election maps.