A North Carolina bill advancing through the General Assembly would shield athlete revenue-sharing payments at UNC-system schools from the state's public records law. The bill would also expand stadium alcohol sales, ease in-state tuition rules for graduate athletes on full scholarships, and lift restrictions on university raffles.
Statewide levy limits aren’t new or weird. They’ve worked reasonably well in other places for decades. I strongly suspect they’ll work well in North Carolina, too.
Lawmakers propose requiring agencies to justify all spending under zero-based budgeting system.
As part of the USDA's decentralization, the department's research division will be moving to Raleigh.
NC ought to consider replicating Idaho’s approach. By changing when benefits are paid, it reduces work disincentives without inviting accusations of stinginess.
Former North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Burley Mitchell offers words of encouragement to both sides of the state's education funding divide.
If you are tired of the same thing being done over and over again and expecting different results, reach out to your representatives at the General Assembly and let your voice be heard!
For all the satisfied smiles among school-choice supporters, and the gnashing of teeth among its opponents, North Carolina is not one of the top-ranked states for educational freedom. That’s how the American Legislative Exchange Council sees it, anyway. Its latest Index of State Education Freedom, published in January, gave the Tar Heel State a B+....
America is the top destination for migrants in the world because we create an environment where people can thrive. And within our nation, NC is near the top. Does that make us the greatest place to be on earth? Pretty much.
NC's hospitals — and their networks of physician practices, clinics, urgent cares, and other facilities they own or manage — are at the center of many policy disputes.
NC is the third most popular destination state in the country, behind Texas and Florida. South Carolina and Tennessee round out the top five.
