This week on Family Policy Matters NC Family President John L Rustin speaks with Darrell Allison president of Parents for Education Freedom in North Carolina PEFNC a statewide organization that seeks and supports greater educational opportunities for parents and students through school choice They discuss the recent expansion of school choice in North Carolina [... more]

A -acre waterfront property in Southport set aside for a state-run megaport remains vacant and the N C State Ports Authority has no plans to develop or sell it The property's most recent tax appraisal also shows the land is worth half its original purchase price Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief details the latest news surrounding this government project that has gone nowhere since the Ports Authority purchase the property in News media outlets have enjoyed longstanding exemptions from federal and state campaign finance restrictions It makes sense to extend those exemptions to nonprofit social and civic groups that also [... more]

Gov Roy Cooper recently announced a statewide drive to collect classroom supplies for public schools Terry Stoops the John Locke Foundation's vice president for research examines Cooper's proposal and discusses a curious double standard about private companies profiting from public education North Carolina state government has been dealing with budget surpluses in recent years But State Treasurer Dale Folwell is highlighting a long-term budget challenge Folwell says unfunded liabilities for state retiree pension and health benefits will consume billions of dollars from the budget in the coming years Folwell wants to see structural changes that will help North Carolina deal [... more]

This week NC Family president John Rustin talks with Nina Rees president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools about how North Carolina's charter school law performed in a new report that ranks charter school laws across the nation [... more]

NC Family president John Rustin talks with Todd Ziebarth Senior Vice President for State Advocacy and Support at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools about the group's annual report Measuring Up to the Model A Ranking of State Charter School Laws including how North Carolina fared in the report [... more]