Another indicator that opposition to Obamacare has nothing to do with the law itself 27 Aug 2013 | 04:04 pm

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NC’s final tax plan falls far short of true tax reform 27 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm

The tax plan recently signed into law by Governor Pat McCrory falls far short of true tax reform, according to a new report from the Budget & Tax Center, a project of the North Carolina Justice Center...

State budget cuts temper hopes for new school year 26 Aug 2013 | 08:27 pm

The high cost of spending less Barbara Dell Carter is everything you dream of in a second grade teacher. Seventeen years into her career, she is highly skilled, brimming with warmth and enthusiasm, a...

Monday numbers 26 Aug 2013 | 04:01 pm

66—percentage of tax cut passed by the 2013 General Assembly that will go to the wealthiest one percent of North Carolinians (“Final tax plan pits at risk what makes North Carolina great,” N.C. Budget...

Scrubbed clean 26 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm

The goal is not to have fairer elections 26 Aug 2013 | 12:08 pm

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State Superintendent June Atkinson discusses K-12 funding and the impact on teacher morale 25 Aug 2013 | 04:01 pm

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NCAE President Rodney Ellis discusses the state budget and teacher pay at the start of the new school year 25 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm

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NC Budget and Tax Center policy analyst Allan Freyer discusses Gov. Pat McCrory’s efforts to privatize economic development in the state 25 Aug 2013 | 02:09 pm

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The Follies 23 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm

A veto session with many plots State lawmakers are coming back to town September 3 to consider overriding Governor Pat McCrory’s vetoes of two bills. One would direct local social services offices to...