By John Hood Raleigh, NC – Most federal, state, and local policymakers are saying the right things about housing. Our leaders say they want to make it easier for young people to purchase homes and older people to keep them.…
Washington, DC – Between 2014 and 2023, the SPLC secretly funneled more than $3 million in donated funds to individuals who were associated with various violent extremist groups including the Ku Klux Klan, Aryan Nations, and National Socialist Party of…
By Donna King Raleigh, NC – You can feel it in conversations across North Carolina, more new neighbors, more out-of-state license plates, more people saying they “just moved here from New York” or “decided to leave California.” That anecdotal sense…
Raleigh, NC – On Thursday, April 16, the North Carolina State Board of Elections approved a new set of rules that will let state officials run the voter rolls through federal citizenship databases maintained by the U.S. Department of Homeland…
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC — On Thursday at Paige Vernon Park, the “3 Guys from Pittsboro having lunch” – Greg Stafford, Eric Andrews and Gene Galin – opened takeout containers of Indian food, joked about mango slushies, and quickly…
By Anna Claire Walker Raleigh, NC – North Carolina has consistently been one of the fastest-growing states in the nation in recent years — and 2026 continues that trend. Even with a decline in international migration, North Carolina continues to…
By Donald Bryson Raleigh, NC – North Carolina students returning for the spring semester are facing a disconnected classroom environment, following a Jan. 1 state deadline that required all public school boards to enact strict bans on the use of…
By John Hood Raleigh, NC – Having spent nearly 40 years analyzing and writing about North Carolina politics and public policy, I often find myself placing today’s challenges and controversies into historical context. For example, did Republican lawmakers just draw…
By John Hood Raleigh, NC – Most North Carolinians think our country is on the wrong track. That’s what 55% of respondents said in the latest High Point University survey, with 54% of likely voters offering the same critique in…
By Ashley Vaughan Raleigh, NC – Two weeks ago during the House debate on Iryna’s Law, a friend texted me that Democratic Rep. Marcia Morey was mocking Republicans for supposed hypocrisy. Iryna’s Law — a criminal justice bill to limit bail and…