As North Carolina teachers head back to school this year, they are walking through their classroom doors with a new benefit — paid parental leave. This benefit, for which almost all state employees are eligible, was provided by the NC General Assembly’s Republican majority as part of SB20, the Care for Women, Children and Families...
As the North Carolina legislature looks to expand the availability of regulated gaming options — which could include new casinos, video lottery terminals, and digital versions of casino-style games — they must first ensure that NC’s gaming regulator is fit for purpose and truly independent. There are many compelling reasons why North Carolina is looking...
Site Selection just released its latest “Best States for Manufacturing” report. North Carolina ranked second in the nation in 2023, behind only South Carolina. The study relies on three categories of data: 1) workforce and market alignment, 2) operating costs, and 3) geographic positioning. North Carolina compares favorably with other states in all three, but...
The North Carolina legislature, with Republican supermajorities, has failed to come up with a new state budget, because Senate Leader Phil Berger, among others, wants casinos included in it. It has been reported that Senate and House leaders are proposing casinos to be developed in Anson, Nash, and Rockingham counties. I don’t know about you, but...
Support for a state Supreme Court justice's federal First Amendment lawsuit does not mean support for the content of her speech.
With the summer holidays finished and kids back in school, the long session of the North Carolina General Assembly is exiting turn four and headed down the back straight to the checkered flag of this monumental and historic legislative session. Over the next week, some major decisions will be made by North Carolina’s leading political...
I was 17 and a senior at Habersham Central High School in Georgia. I had just finished my first-period Human Anatomy class and was walking into my second-period class. As I entered the room, I looked to my right and saw, surprisingly, that the television was on. It was playing a video of an airplane...
