NC Spin Articles



Disappointing test scores increase anxiety

Editorial by Charlotte Observer, November 7, 2013. If you’re a parent, you’ll probably recognize this moment: Your child brings home a test score that’s lower than expected. A lot lower. You...    Read More

November 7, 2013


What the Local Elections Revealed

Not too long ago, North Carolina Republicans competed effectively with Democrats in urban elections. In fact, there was a moment in the 1990s — a fleeting moment, as it turned out — when the...    Read More

by John Hood   |   November 7, 2013


Greased pigs and jaguars

The poor Tea Partiers are finding the Republican Establishment in Washington harder to keep ahold of than a greased pig – they cornered the elusive rascals, trying to defund Obamacare, but then the...    Read More

November 6, 2013



Tenure law poorly planned

Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, November 5, 2013. The Republican-led state legislature should take a lesson from the botched rollout of Obamacare when crafting education policy. Rushing...    Read More

November 6, 2013



Cowell named one of top public fund managers

by Rob Christensen, News and Observer, November 6, 2013. State Treasurer Janet Cowell has been named to Sovereign Wealth Fund's Public Investor 100 list for 2013. Cowell was ranked 21st, the second...    Read More

November 6, 2013