North Carolina's toxic future
A dystopian nightmare is unfolding in North Carolina. It is what the whole country would look like if you were to marry David Koch to Ted Cruz, with a prenup by ALEC, the outside agitator also known... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Duke seems to have friends in high places
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, March 3, 2014. State regulators announced Monday that they were citing Duke Energy for not having certain permits the law requires. State regulators did not announce... Read More
Our money's worth?
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, March 5, 2014. Trust us, state officials say, a High Point consultant earned every penny of the $310,000 in tax money he made last year for less than 11 months... Read More
What UNC's Poverty Center was hiding
A public records request filed by the Civitas Institute confirms that the UNC Poverty Center continues to use publicly funded resources for blatantly political activities in ways that are... Read More
Change the way NC awards software contracts
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, March 3, 2014. Department of Motor Vehicles computers that handle inspection reports aren't working correctly. The system is delaying or losing tens of thousands of... Read More
Are the Democrats getting too liberal?
The recent polarization of American politics has been far more obvious on the right than the left. The emergence of the tea party movement and its influence in Congress has brought to the fore... Read More
NC Teachers revolt against trading tenure for bonuses
Editorial by News and Observer, March 4, 2014. There are indications that some boards of education in North Carolina may take lawmakers to school over attempts to get teachers to trade their tenure... Read More
Nesbitt steps down as NC Senate Democrat's leader
by Associated Press, published in Asheville Citizen-Times, March 4, 2014. North Carolina state Sen. Martin Nesbitt of Asheville has stepped down as the Senate’s minority leader because of a recent... Read More
Art Pope rejects UNC System's budget proposal
by Jane Stancill, News and Observer, March 4, 2014. Art Pope, the state budget director, has kicked the UNC system’s budget proposal back to the Board of Governors for a rewrite, saying it “simply... Read More
