Resist the Urge to Merge

The available research does not support the notion that local-government consolidation is inherently in the public interest.

Education: A National Security Concern

Failing public schools pose a greater risk than you might expect.

Blinders

Three Transportation Governors

During the past century, education has usually trumped transportation as an election issue. But every 30 years or so, a North Carolina governor has made the issue his own.

CJ Editorial: Drilling Through the Dental Debate

Senate Bill 655 would set into law restrictive regulations controlling the financing and operation of dental practices, while adding others.

Obama campaign strategy