On the cover

• State-owned railroad won’t share records

• N.C.’s Syrian refugees still cannot be traced

 

North Carolina

• United Healthcare withdrawal called ominous, Page 2

• Election official: Overturning required voter ID may be tough, Page 3

• N.C. congressional candidates: Should we be campaigning?, Page 4

• McCrory announces limited-scope Medicaid expansion, Page 5

• Student BOG member: vulgar protests counterproductive, Page 6

• Managed-care group calls for Obamacare Medicaid expansion, Page 7

• Retired judges seek end to partisan redistricting excesses, Page 8

 

Local government

• Charlotte’s 145th Airlift Wing transitioning from C-130s to C-17s, Page 9

• Appeals Court may let N.C. municipal broadband limits stand, Page 10

• State courts forced to review sex-offender GPS monitoring, Page 11

• Michael Lowrey commentary: Rural ‘decline’ defies simple answers, Page 11

 

Education

• Teacher pay, school choice head K-12 session priorities, Page 14

• Achievement School District bill wins House committee approval, Page 15

• Issues in Higher Education: Failing HBCUs: How long should they receive life support? Page 16

• Terry Stoops commentary: Short session K-12 education preview, Page 17

• Stephanie Keaveney commentary: N.C. universities: Prestige trumps assessment, Page 17

 

Opinion

• Troy Kickler commentary: North Carolina Constitution is an important governing document, Page 18

• Interview: Morrissey: GOP must learn lessons of demography in order to win, Page 19

• Editorial: Voter ID rule vindicates reforms, Page 20

• Roy Cordato commentary: Public choice and self-funded campaigns, Page 20

• Editorial: Brisk pace, Page 21

• Editorial: False charges, Page 21

• John Hood commentary: School choice is now mainstream, Page 21

• Media Mangle: Journalism as street theater, Page 22

• Becki Gray commentary: End the CON, Page 22

• Andy Taylor commentary: Brexit tempting, but the U.K. should stay the course, Page 23

• Marc Rotterman commentary: Recollections of Nancy Reagan, Page 23

 

Parting Shot

• McCrory, Roberts offered ‘Naked and Afraid’ appearance (a CJ parody), Page 28