Opinion
The powerful council overseeing NC’s healthcare CON
The council and its members wield extraordinary power to determine the number, type, and location of new institutional health services in North Carolina.
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UNC Board of Governors to elect next chancellor of UNC-Chapel Hill Friday
he University of North Carolina Board of Governors Committee on University Personnel will hold a special virtual meeting at 9:30am on Friday, August 9, with the full UNC Board of Governors meeting in special session at 10:00am. The special meeting is called, according to the UNC BOG website, “to discuss and elect a chancellor for...
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UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor announces resignation, move to Michigan State
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz announced Friday his resignation and plans to join Michigan State University as president in the new year.
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Death row inmate argues black jurors were excluded from his trial
The North Carolina Supreme Court heard a case Wednesday of a black Forsyth County man on death row who alleges that a training document nicknamed a “cheat sheet” was used to keep potential black jurors off the jury that heard his case.
Opinion
S.C. founding father at center of U.S. Supreme Court election case
One of South Carolina's early governors – and one of the nation's most controversial founding fathers – is taking center stage in a critical U.S. Supreme Court case this week that could fundamentally alter the control of federal congressional elections.
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Tillis, others seek investigation of governing bodies in Olympic sex abuse scandal
The U.S. Senate should establish a special committee to investigate the roles of the U.S. Olympics Committee and U.S.A. Gymnastics in the Larry Nassar sexual abuse case, say lawmakers, including North Carolina U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis. Nassar, team doctor for the U.S. women’s gymnastics team, was convicted of molesting at least 156 women over the...
Opinion
Pay Teachers A Market Wage
Teacher unions are the biggest impediment preventing educators from being paid based on their skills and talents.
Opinion
Pay Teachers A Market Wage
Teacher unions are the biggest impediment preventing educators from being paid based on their skills and talents.
Opinion
Entrenched Interests Clutch CON’s Golden Ticket
It’s hard to find a law that better protects existing medical providers from potential competitors.
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Murky Legal Language Could Let Catawbas Open N.C. Casino
KINGS MOUNTAIN — The goal of the Rock Hill, S.C.-based Catawba Indian Nation is to build a 220,000-square foot gambling facility in Cleveland County, incorporating two hotels with 750 rooms, along with restaurant, entertainment, and retail outlets. The tribe claims direct and indirect economic impact to the area will be $300 million annually when the complex is fully operational in 2015.
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Duke’s China Branch Campus Brings Out Critics
DURHAM — In late August, Duke University received approval from the Chinese government to start a branch campus in Kunshan, China. The controversial venture has caused a number of critics to question Duke’s rationale, as well as the rationale of other prominent American universities that have tried similar operations, with limited success.
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Friday Interview: The Power of Conservative Books
RALEIGH — There’s an old saying: the pen is mightier than the sword. Whether that’s true or not, the written word can be powerful. It’s a theme American Spectator publisher Al Regnery highlighted during a presentation at the 2009 Civitas Conservative Leadership Conference in Raleigh. After noting some highlights from the speech, you’ll read Regnery’s conversation with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
