Commissioner Donald van der Vaart compares Duke Energy's solar energy planning to buying seven substandard cars and hoping one always works.
Racial proxies — a term for the use of non-racial characteristics to distinguish by race — have occupied an uncertain position in American civil rights law since the 2023 Students for Fair Admissions decision.
When the North Carolina General Assembly reconvenes next month for its 2026 session, one subject on the table will be how best to apportion an additional $85 million in SNAP administrative costs between the state and its counties.
Neither political party has a monopoly on what North Carolinians think are the best ideas to support their health.
Even if they ban devices during instructional hours, the effect of constant screen time outside of class is ruining students' ability to listen, comprehend, focus, retain information, read books at their own grade level.
Under a vigorous national government, the natural strength and resources of the country, directed to a common interest, would baffle all the combinations of European jealousy to restrain our growth.
Critics argue that voter ID laws might suppress votes, but the evidence from North Carolina tells a different story.
When these repeat offenders are arrested over and over and released on to public streets, our confidence in the justice system begins to crumble.
