Opinion
The governing method behind Tillis’ latest deal
The governing style frustrating much of the Republican base is the same one Tillis developed in Raleigh, long before he arrived in Washington.
Opinion
Setting the record straight on Randolph County’s library board
Commissioners who voted to dissolve the library board are brave local leaders who used their lawful authority to fix a broken process and protect the role of parents in their community.
Opinion
When the legislature can’t pass a budget, it’s time to reassess priorities
The budget isn’t symbolic. It’s the operating blueprint for how the state pays its workers, funds education, supports health care providers, invests in infrastructure, and prepares for the future.
News
UNC seeks partial dismissal of former provost’s open meetings lawsuit
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is asking a judge to dismiss three of four claims in a former provost’s lawsuit against the university. Chris Clemens accuses university leaders of misusing the Signal messaging app to evade state public records and open meetings requirements.
News
Judge orders UNC trustees to preserve records in Signal case
After nearly an hour of arguments, Superior Court Judge R. Allen Baddour ruled only to order the preservation of records, declining the broader requests for forensic imaging and affidavits.
News
Former provost’s critic faces subpoena in UNC meetings, records dispute
A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor faces a subpoena in an open meetings and public records lawsuit filed by former university provost Chris Clemens. The subpoena arrived Thursday after a newspaper report about the suit included the professor’s criticism of Clemens.
News
Former provost’s lawsuit raises open meetings, public records questions for UNC
A former provost accuses the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill of violating state laws requiring open meetings and public records. Chris Clemens made the accusations in a lawsuit filed this week.
Opinion
The ease of opposition
In Raleigh, as elsewhere, the contrast is clear: opposing is a breeze; building is the burden.
Opinion
‘The university of the people’
Since January 2016, the University of North Carolina system has had two “permanent” presidents and two interim leaders (including current Interim President Dr. Bill Roper). In recent months, UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt left in a huff, taking the Confederate memorial “Silent Sam” down on her way out. East Carolina University Chancellor Cecil Staton...
Opinion
Determining who ‘runs’ the schools
Ask a relatively well-informed North Carolinian to identify who “runs” the state’s public schools, and you’re likely to hear a range of responses. And that’s not just because of poor civics education. Local superintendents and elected school boards make decisions for 115 school districts across the state’s 100 counties. Thousands of principals within those districts...
Opinion
No. 149: Faulty Towers: Scholars Expose Defects of Higher Education
In Faulty Towers, Ryan Amacher and Roger Meiners provide a long-overdue analysis of what's wrong with higher education.
