Events Archive

Nearly two decades in the making, Raleigh’s Dorothea Dix Park, is charting a path to become America’s next great urban park. This presentation from the City of Raleigh’s Dix expert…

North Carolina citizens elect their judges. But is that the right approach to ensuring a skilled and sound justice system? Some say yes, some say no.

Today, many small business owners see government as their biggest obstacle, but that was not always the case. In this presentation, Prof. Waterhouse recounts the history of small business political…

North Carolina’s politics is as dynamic as it’s ever been. Despite not having a marquee statewide election on the ballot this year, the mid-term elections in our state are still…

North Carolina’s aging water infrastructure is crumbling. Due to outdated policies, modernization of water infrastructure is costing more than it should. In this presentation, Michael Power will explain his view…

Think a messy criminal code doesn’t matter? Think again. North Carolina’s lack of a streamlined, comprehensive, orderly, and principled criminal code creates costly inefficiencies in the criminal justice system, opportunities…

Conventional wisdom and the media narrative say a national “blue wave” is on the horizon this fall in reaction to President Trump and Republicans. In this presentation, veteran political analyst…

Americans’ attitudes toward the key institutions of public life – particularly in government, but more broadly as well – have been changing quite dramatically.  The resulting expectations have helped create…

As the number of traditional media outlets have declined for economic reasons, some gaps in coverage increasingly are being filled by nonprofit groups. Many of them are staffed by journalists…

Money may not make the world go round, but it does provide the fuel for state government. Every policy discussion eventually comes down to a question of dollars and cents.