Political and cultural causes are important. They motivate us to make the world around us better and hone our sense of justice. Also, the excitement of fighting the good fight can be, for lack of a better word, fun. But everything has its time and place. And even if we think a particular political issue...
U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis, R-NC, and Marsha Blackburn, R-TN, announced on Monday that they recently introduced legislation that would make it a federal crime to purposely obstruct, delay, or affect commerce by blocking a public road or highway.
An alliance of 30 organizations is calling on Gov. Roy Cooper to issue a statement in support of an immediate ceasefire of the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and to acknowledge the “historical and ongoing, disproportionate violence against Palestinians.”
On Thursday, Nov. 2, a group of protesters blocked the Durham Freeway (NC-147), the main artery through Durham and a major connector for the Research Triangle area, during rush hour. They held banners against Israel's response to the Oct. 7 massacre by Hamas on Israeli civilians and called for a ceasefire.
Wake County taxpayers could be saddled with a multibillion-dollar bill for an expanded transit system that fails to meet most people’s needs. That’s if Wake voters approve a half-cent sales tax increase on the Nov. 8 ballot. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report examines that ballot measure. “Lots of people think public transit sounds...
How many motorists would pay more than $1,000 a year for a faster commute from southern Wake County to the Research Triangle Park?
CHARLOTTE — Many years before it will collect a single dime in revenue, the N.C. Turnpike Authority might expand its scope, thanks to legislation pending in the General Assembly. The proposed changes would allow the authority to build and operate six, instead of three, toll roads in the state and comes in response to the authority identifying at least four potentially viable routes for turnpikes. The idea was to build certain expensive new roads sooner than would otherwise be possible using traditional funding sources. North Carolina allocates road money through funding formulas that limit the amount of money available to any particular region.
