Archive for March, 2008

Another lesson from education lottery

Monday, March 31st, 2008

On July 28, 2006, the day before the 2006 short session of the General Assembly adjourned, lawmakers passed House Bill 2212, which set up the Lottery Oversight Committee. Governor Mike Easley signed it two weeks later.

Meg Gray with the NC Budget and Tax Center on NC’s unfair tax system

Monday, March 31st, 2008


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John Dornan on new ideas to reduce NC’s dropout rate.

Monday, March 31st, 2008


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Tony Asion of El Pueblo on the ongoing immigration debate

Monday, March 31st, 2008


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Sobering news about mental health

Monday, March 31st, 2008


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A new and independent voice for people mental illness and disabilities

Monday, March 31st, 2008

The recent series in the Raleigh News & Observer, “Mental Disorder: The Failure of Reform,” has deservedly received a lot of attention throughout North Carolina. By shining light on the North Carolina’s failed reform and privatization efforts the exposé has helped make it more likely that state policymakers will begin to give these issues at least some of the attention they deserve.

Repairing the reforms

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Charlotte Observer

No shelter for latest fallout

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Raleigh News & Observer

State’s politics take leap online

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Raleigh News & Observer

Wright to face similar charges during criminal trial

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Winston-Salem Journal

Inside Politics: Primary energy may help tax plan

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Fayetteville Observer

False start: The cure for e-mail infractions is not to codify the status quo.

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Fayetteville Observer

Seven N.C. endorsements for Obama?

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Raleigh News & Observer

Using tax dollars to raise more tax dollars

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Chapel Hill News

Neal takes campaign one voter at a time

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Greensboro News-Record