Education NC Promise A capped-tuition plan for four UNC System institutions spends nearly as much money subsidizing out-of-state students as it does for...
Local Duke, the feds and renewables No matter what the N.C. Utilities Commission or state legislators may want, moves by Congress and the Trump administration against...
Local Brockman arrested State Rep. Cecil Brockman, D-Guilford, is under pressure to resign after being charged with committing sex acts on a 15-year-old...
Local Blaine wants action from Credit Union Commission North Carolina’s credit-union regulators are asleep at the wheel when it comes to keeping the leadership of the state’s biggest...
Elections GOP First District field gains third contender The GOP side of the race for North Carolina’s First District U.S. House seat is beginning to get a little...
Education Transfers and UNC’s flagships I’m laying down a marker here, but bear with me: On a percentage basis, the UNC System’s flagship schools take...
Local Political doings Robeson County Republicans are keeping it all in the family when it comes to who will represent them in the...
Education The cost of athletics, high school edition As long as coach Bill Belichick’s Tar Heels football team is beating only the likes of UNC Charlotte, there’s going...
Health Care Treasurer’s office, CVS Caremark end their dispute Peace has broken out between State Treasurer Brad Briner’s office and CVS Caremark. On Tuesday, the treasurer’s office announced the...
Education School choice It’s fair to say the leaders of the General Assembly pride themselves on fostering school choice across North Carolina, via...
Local Gas and nukes Recent Tribs have been all energy (policy), all the time, but we haven’t quite exhausted the subject. The Federal Energy...
Budget & Taxes Reg reform bill takes effect Gov. Josh Stein let this year’s regulatory reform omnibus, House Bill 926, become law without his signature. So its removal...
Health Care Duke and Aetna iron out their differences To the surprise of few, one suspects, Duke Health and Aetna have ended their quarrel and agreed to a new...
Local Gas pipelines routing revised Federal regulators say the revised, shorter routing of the proposed MVP Southgate gas pipeline should have “fewer environmental effects” than...
Local Reactions roll in on Duke Energy plan Environmental advocates in North Carolina slammed Duke Energy’s long-term vision for power generation, as disclosed this week in a regulatory...