When the General Assembly returns to work in May lawmakers will focus on key education-related issues including school safety and the funding formula for school districts Terry Stoops John Locke Foundation vice president for research assesses the legislature's approach to education heading into the session in Raleigh More than a year into Donald Trump's term in the White House it's fitting to talk about a disruptive presidency That's the label political scientist Andrew Taylor of N C State University has applied to the Trump administration Taylor explains what he means by disruptive He also analyzes the impact of that disruption [... more]

North Carolina taxpayers have spent millions of dollars and might spend more to restore a Hyde County landmark before turning it over to a private partner to run as a for-profit enterprise Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief explains why this arrangement for the Lake Mattamuskeet lodge is raising red flags for government watchdogs Every American president has been a leader but some have exhibited much better leadership than others Attorney Talmage Boston has used public cross-examinations of presidential historians and other experts to identify key traits shared by the most successful leaders among the presidents He compiled those observations in [... more]