Cover

• Perdue team headed to court
• ‘Sustainability’ plan involved payments to SAS
• EPA special agents interrogate Asheville man about email

North Carolina

• Government tries to bolster biofuels market, Page 2
• Heritage report chides N.C. delegation for abandoning free trade, Page 3
• Study: N.C. has high licensing burdens, Page 4
• State Briefs, Page 4
• In new book, JLF’s Hood urge state put ‘Best Foot Forward,’ Page 5
• Committee proposes means to increase government efficiency, Page 6
• Public ignoring methods that allow voluntary giving to government, Page 6

Education

• ‘Opportunity Scholarships’ seen as civil rights and choice issue, Page 7
• Terry Stoops commentary: The return of forced busing?, Page 7
• GOP’s Phil Berger launches ambitious education reform plan, Page 8
• Perdue lame-duck budget focuses on taxes, education, Page 9

Higher Education

• Fed rules prompt change to UNC sex-assault policy, Page 17
• Jay Schalin commentary: Who should assess faculty work loads?, Page 17
• Speakers: Yes, English majors can find jobs, Page 18
• Campus Briefs, Page 18
• Issues in Higher Education: Universities must adjust to difficult times in responsible ways, Page 19

Local Government

• Orange board supportive of transit vote, Page 10
• Town and County, Page 10
• Citing DOT’s lack of disclosure, court blocks Monroe Connector, Page 11
• Michael Lowrey commentary: Charlotte’s collectivist class, Page 11
• Emerald Isle takings case could have national implications, Page 12

Learning Curve

• Book review: Chinese Girl a shocking but inspiring immigrant story, Page 20
• From the Liberty Library, Page 20
• Troy Kickler commentary: N.C. novelist Robert Ruark more than a ‘Hemingway spin-off,’ Page 21
• Book review: Ladies: Not all women collectivist, Page 22
• Short Takes on Culture, Page 22
• Book review: Tyranny will arm you for political discussions with liberals, Page 23

Opinion

• Editorial: Ivory tower spending, Page 24
• Becki Gray commentary: Regulatory reform just getting started, Page 24
• Editorial: Carolina conceit, Page 25
• Editorial: Placing blame, Page 25
• John Hood commentary: If North Carolina were a country, Page 25
• Michael Walden commentary: Gov’t: Growing AND shrinking, Page 26
• Editorial Briefs, Page 26
• Andy Taylor commentary: Tillis’ prediction may prove correct, Page 27
• Marc Rotterman commentary: It’s still the economy, stupid, Page 27

Parting Shot

• Dalton staying far away from airplanes in campaign (a CJ parody), Page 28