By NC Representative Paul Stam Raleigh, NC – In July 2015 the North Carolina Supreme Court issued an opinion declaring the Opportunity Scholarship program to be constitutional. There is strong interest and support for this scholarship program that allows low-income…
Raleigh, NC – Wolfpack Nation will have a chance to meet the 2015 NC State football squad on Sunday, August 9th at the 2015 Meet the Pack Day. This highly-anticipated annual event will take place from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.…
by Bob Luebke Raleigh, NC – While charter schools continue to attract students and expand in record numbers, the current legislative session can best be described as a mixed bag for the 148 charter schools and 64,000 students who attend…
Raleigh, NC – State Veterinarian Doug Meckes announced additional precautions that are being put in place to help North Carolina prepare for a possible introduction of highly pathogenic avian influenza. The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is requiring…
by Elliot Engstrom Raleigh, NC – “We’ve got a loaded docket, so let’s go ahead and get started,” Senator Louis Pate, Co-Chairman of the Senate Health Care Committee, said to a crowded room in the Legislative Office Building. It was…
Raleigh, NC – The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded an $18.4 million contract to create a new interchange on the Triangle Expressway at Old Holly Springs-Apex Road. This is the first new interchange along North Carolina’s first modern toll road since its…
by Taylor Kish Pittsboro, NC – So you want to beat on Duke Energy as some big, evil corporation which does not care about anything but profits at our expense? What drivel. Duke Energy and every other power company in…
Raleigh, NC – The National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes has announced the details of the third annual Hurricanes Summerfest Celebration set for Saturday, July 11, at 10 a.m. Parking and admission are free and all activities will take place inside…
Raleigh, NC – The purpose of this article is to delineate, one step at a time, the provisions of HB 836 that open the door to enterprise-level vote fraud. The Reasonable Impediment Declaration (or Determination or R-I-D for short) law…
By John Hood Raleigh, NC – In nearly three decades of writing a syndicated column on North Carolina politics and government, I’ve always received reader response. Back in the day, I’d get an occasional phone call or personal letter, but…