A mystery number
50 years ago we declared war on poverty, spent $20.7 trillion, and lost. So now the President is trying again. Only this time he’s calling it a war on income inequality because a war on poverty only... Read More
NC Spin Articles
McCrory/Pope/Civitas administration
One of the more interesting news items of the week was the announcement that the Pope Civitas Institute was paying for $20,000 worth of radio ads praising the tax shift passed by state lawmakers last... Read More
NC's top court rejects request to delay 2014 primaries
The N.C. Supreme Court has rejected a request to delay the 2014 primary elections. Groups challenging the North Carolina legislative and congressional districts drawn three years ago had sought the... Read More
NC jobs plan calls for special 'closing fund' to recruit companies
A 10-year jobs plan unveiled by state leaders Friday recommends changes to some state economic incentives programs, including film incentives, and the creation of a special “closing fund” for Gov... Read More
At UNC a promising admission
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, January 24, 2014. It might not seem terribly noteworthy that UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt acknowledged this week what most people can plainly see about the... Read More
Legislators try to quash subpoenas seeking details about voter ID law
North Carolina legislative leaders who led the crafting of the state’s new voter ID law have been very open about their support of the measure and other elections changes. But voters and... Read More
How markets can improve healthcare
David Goldhill, a media company CEO, offers an interesting take in the latest National Reviewon the topic of improving American health care. Goldhill recommends combining a national plan for... Read More
‘Treasurer’s Eleven’ holds first meeting to review pension governance structure
by Jesse Burkhark, Triangle Business Journal, January 24, 2014. An 11-person commission appointed by North Carolina State Treasurer Janet Cowell to review the governance structure of the state... Read More
McCrory must persuade GOP leaders to raise teacher pay
Editorial by News and Observer, January 23, 2014. The question comes up now and then in the turbulent and troubled administration of Gov. Pat McCrory: What’s going on here? In the last legislative... Read More
Chancellor: UNC-CH academic oversight failed for years
Chancellor Carol Folt told University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill trustees Thursday that the school failed its students by not providing adequate oversight of courses that have been at the center... Read More
