Opinion
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Rob Schofield | North Carolina’s DOGE dress rehearsal may be hard for Trump and Musk to replicate
North Carolina lawmakers have seldom been on the cutting edge of national public policymaking in recent decades.
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JOHN HOOD | North Carolina lacks a unitary executive
The asymmetry is striking. In Washington, many Republicans take a maximalist position on the executive power of the president of the United States. All departments and agencies — even if created by Congress with the intent of limiting presidential authority over them — are as a constitutional matter subordinate to…
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JOHN HOOD | Let’s change how the legislature works
RALEIGH — North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall earned at least two rounds of bipartisan applause at the start of this year’s legislative session. One was for assuming his new leadership post. The other was for releasing a House calendar for the next six months, complete with specific deadlines and…
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Is President Trump too expensive for our wallets?
President Trump has kept many of his promises, using as his playbook Project 2025, which he claimed to know nothing about during the campaign. Except for the one vow that may have earned him your vote: “When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on day one.”
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PURCELL | Repeal efforts for school floor should not be taken lightly
It seems to me that as the Scotland County Commissioners once again consider doing away with the Scotland County School Floor it is a good time to review the history of this unique law that affects only one of North Carolinas 100 counties. I also believe that it is important…
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JOHN HOOD | Expand options to ease medical costs
RALEIGH — As the North Carolina General Assembly begins its 2025 session, lawmakers have many pressing issues to tackle. Topping the list will be addressing the immediate needs of Hurricane Helene victims and rebuilding the billions of dollars worth of infrastructure damaged or washed away by the storm. Legislators must…
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Rob Schofield | Josh Stein has all the things he needs to be a great governor, except maybe one
For some politicians, the rise to political power is meteoric and surprising. Donald Trump’s sudden ascent from conspiracy-theory-peddling reality TV host to the presidency is undoubtedly the most notable example of this phenomenon, but there have been others in recent years.
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Richard Hudson: Hitting the ground running
It is a new year and the 119th Congress has officially begun. I am honored to continue serving you, representing North Carolina’s new 9th District in Congress. As Fort Bragg’s Congressman, I will continue to be the voice for our veterans, servicemembers, and military families.
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Kathryn Batt | 60,000 votes in question in Griffin-Riggs race
As I write this, Jefferson Griffin has filed a lawsuit to discard more than 60,000 votes cast in his race against Allison Riggs for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court. The Republicans have filed a lawsuit to discard a similar number in all state-wide races.
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JOHN HOOD | Post-COVID scores tumble in NC
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, student performance fell across much of the United States. According to a new study of 2022 math and reading scores, however, North Carolina students suffered one of the country’s biggest tumbles.
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Congress can deliver lifeline to NC small businesses in the new year
The political food fight has come to an end, with Donald Trump set to take office in January. Those in Washington should continue to advocate for bipartisan policy reforms that help small businesses. Addressing a scheme cooked-up by corporate giants Visa and Mastercard is a good place to start.
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Now that the election is over, what now?
Last month my candidate lost the election free and clear, at least in the Electoral College. (That’s a topic for another day.) My concern here isn’t why the election shook out the way it did. Many commentators far smarter than I have exhausted that subject (and some of us) without…
