Poll: Support for tea party slips
Support for the tea party continues to fall among Americans, nearing all-time lows, according to a new poll Thursday. Twenty-two percent of Americans call themselves tea party backers, the Gallup... Read More
NC Spin Articles
A three tribe war
With thick smoke clouds billowing out of the Capitol it’s hard to see who’s winning the latest war in Washington – plus, it isn’t a simple us versus them war: It’s a three tribe melee (with... Read More
North Carolina ‘worst off’ in impact of Obamacare on insurance rates
Less than a month after data from the Manhattan Institute prompted Carolina Journal to report that Obamacare could lead to 80 percent premium increases for many North Carolina health insurance... Read More
North Carolina State Senate Polls Show Many Opportunities for Democrats
New PPP polls in 8 key North Carolina State Senate districts find that the political landscape has shifted in such a way that Democrats have a lot more opportunities to eat into the Republican... Read More
A troubling first for N.C.’s environment
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, September 25, 2013. If you’re doing something no one else in the country is doing, there’s a good chance you’re either radically innovative or recklessly... Read More
GOP alleges irregularities with Progress NC
The state Republican Party Tuesday asked the Secretary of State Elaine Marshall to investigate a Democratic group's fund-raising practices. The state GOP is questioning whether Progress NC, a... Read More
Time for a Bi -State Commission
I recently attended a meeting with the leadership of the Port of Virginia as a member of the Northeast Commission. The Northeast Commission is a state funded organization tasked to do economic... Read More
Just anybody
by Thomas Mills, Politics NC, September 24, 2013. Well, one thing about the Department of Health and Human Services is certain: If it wasn’t really broken before Aldona Wos showed up on the scene... Read More
Medicaid glitches must be resolved – now
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, September 24, 2013. For much of the summer, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services has been in a political crosshairs, with attention focused on high... Read More
Teenage alcohol abuse data reveal scary story
Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, September 20, 2013. The numbers relating to binge-drinking high school students are horrifying. Throw in the fact that the numbers might not even be the whole... Read More
