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A pandemic tax policy cut poverty to a record low. It expired.
The Child Tax Credit for the year 2021 expanded from $2,000 per eligible child age 6 to 17 to $3,600 per child under age 6 and $3,000 for...

Betty Joyce Nash, Carolina Commentary
Jan 5, 20233 min read


Democracy Wins ... for Now
Surprise, the Democrats held the Senate and did not lose as many seats in the House of Representatives as projected. Most election...

Virgil L. Smith, Carolina Commentary
Nov 15, 20224 min read


Be informed and vote on issues that matter
When early voting ended Saturday in North Carolina, more than 2.1 million voters had cast their ballots. That’s almost 28 percent of the...

Joy Franklin, Carolina Commentary
Nov 7, 20223 min read
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