Between a recent Supreme Court ruling that undermined the federal Clean Water Act and some hugely destructive language included in the new state Farm Act recently approved by the General Assembly, roughly 2.5 million acres of our state’s wetlands – that’s the shrinking, endangered, and vitally important regions that insulate and protect areas inhabited by […]

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The list of shortcomings and failures associated with North Carolina’s decade-long experiment with private school vouchers (aka “Opportunity Scholarships”) is a long and sobering one. Not only is there no evidence that vouchers have improved student achievement, but the record shows that many voucher schools discriminate based on religion and sexual orientation while several employ […]

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It’s been a year of sustained controversy at the North Carolina General Assembly. Having reestablished narrow supermajorities in both houses, Republicans have revived a bevy of bills previously vetoed by Gov. Roy Cooper on an array of divisive subjects – from abortion rights and LGBTQ equality to public education and the rules that govern voting […]

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Every year, researchers at the national nonprofit research organization, the Commonwealth Fund, produce a report that uses the most recent data to assess how well the healthcare system is working in every U.S. State. The report – which is called the “Scorecard on State Health System Performance” – looks at an array of interrelated issues […]

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