Friction between parents and school boards has illustrated yet another argument for creating more districts: it may ensure a better alignment of values.
As Virginians head to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 2 to elect a governor, the race is under the watchful eye of the nation, particularly those political pundits and strategists looking toward 2022. The race has not only tightened as it got closer, as Republican Glen Youngkin has pulled ahead of Democrat Terry McAuliffe by about...
Three former N.C. Supreme Court chief justices and a well-respected constitutional scholar enter the debate.
After 15 years on the North Carolina State Supreme Court, Associate Justice Robin Hudson, 69, is scheduled to conclude her impactful and pivotable service on North Carolina’s highest court at the end of 2022. Faced with mandatory retirement from the bench in early 2024, Hudson is not running for reelection. She may even retire in...
By Tanner Aliff When people think about non-profits, they tend to envision organizations like GoodWill, Habitat for Humanity, or the American Red Cross. Hardly anyone pictures a ritzy metropolitan hospital with granite fountains, marble floors, zen gardens, and huge medical bills. Yet in America, where many hospitals receive the tax benefits that come from 501(c)(3)...
Having learned the lessons of tyranny under British rule, our state forefathers and their successors intentionally made our governor one of the weakest in the nation.
If a private developer brings new inventory to market that requires buyers voluntarily to restrict what structures can be placed on their property later on, so be it.
A group of retired N.C. State Court of Appeals Judges, all Democrats who chaired the N.C. Judicial Standards Commission has joined forces with fellow Democrats on the N.C. Supreme Court in supporting forcibly removing two GOP justices from a critical constitutional amendments case. The Judicial Standards Commission was created in 1971, now codified as Article...
