Opinion: Washington Can Control This Weather
By John Hood RALEIGH — The weather hasn’t been kind to North Carolina lately — so we really can’t afford the policy storm now...
Opinion: Expand Options To Ease Medical Costs
By John Hood RALEIGH — As the North Carolina General Assembly begins its 2025 session, lawmakers have many pressing issues to tackle. Topping the...
You Decide: What Is The Status Of North Carolina Manufacturing?
By Mike Walden
Manufacturing has a special place in our economy and is something people can easily relate to. The output of manufacturing companies,...
Opinion: State Should Keep Fostering Broad Growth
By John Hood RALEIGH — As a proud native of the Charlotte area who has happily lived most of my life in the Raleigh...
Opinion: North Carolina Should Prepare For Cuts
By John Hood RALEIGH — Are we on the brink of World War III? Not necessarily, argue the coauthors of a new book, so...
Op-Ed: The Time Is Always Right To Do What Is Right
By NC Governor Josh Stein Every year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day gives us the chance to honor the life and legacy of a...
Opinion: To Make Homes More Affordable, Build!
By John Hood RALEIGH — In places where the regulatory climate makes it easier to build new homes, it’s easier for people to find...
Opinion: Central Planning Fails In Health Care
By John Hood RALEIGH — We live and work in a mostly free economy — but a spate of year-end stories demonstrated a prominent...
You Decide: What Does It Take To ‘Get Ahead’?
By Mike Walden
The older I get — I’m 74 in a few days — the more I seem to think about my past,...
Post-COVID Scores Tumble In NC
By John Hood
RALEIGH — In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, student performance fell across much of the United States. According to a...
