N.C. lawmakers should continue to reject Medicaid expansion 

Medicaid expansion would inexplicably hurt the most vulnerable North Carolinians.

UNC will lower costs by practicing discipline, accountability

Higher costs slow the rate of college attainment, leading to slower job growth and a greater divide between those with a degree and those without.

Talent on loan from God

Defeating NCAE, parents and Republicans on the cusp of reopening schools.

Republicans last overrode a Cooper veto in August of 2018, on a bill dealing with judicial elections.

Global cooling?

Stop talking about priorities, governor, and open businesses, schools

Gov. Roy Cooper may not even realize it, but he’s fallen into a weird pattern of announcing priorities. Cooper issues executive orders — using broad powers granted him under the auspices of the N.C. Emergency Management Act — like a firefighter tossing out candy at a Christmas parade. That power, regardless of protests and lawsuits,...