Duke gets bum rap
I’ve had my disagreements with Duke Energy, both historically andrecently. But the company got a bum rap in a new story stumbling its way through media circles: that Duke Energy uses abusive tax... Read More
NC Spin Articles
A fairer tax system would help taxpayers and boost revenue
It’s tax season, and taxpayers are starting their annual journey into the convoluted landscape of the tax code. Their goal is to find what they owe or are owed, but it’s time taxpayers also got... Read More
What's purple and still red all over?
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, February 28 2014. Asked for superlatives to apply to North Carolina nationally, you might come up with: Most friendly, most beautiful, best in basketball. Now try this... Read More
Decline of family farms continues, but some trends promising
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, February 26, 2014. The American family farm is a proud tradition that has long been in decline. Farmland continues to disappear, according to the latest government... Read More
Could NC require food stamp recipients to work?
Polls taken across the nation have shown support for requiring able-bodied food stamp recipients or other welfare recipients to work. In recent years, however, work requirements were removed from... Read More
Recognizing Republicans' dubious achievements
In the old days of Esquire Magazine, the most anticipated issue was the one containing the “Dubious Achievement Awards,” wherein the gaffes and stumbles of the famous and powerful and yes... Read More
As he hits Kay Hagan on healthcare, Thom Tillis is facing tough questions about his stance
As conservatives hammer Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan on the failures of the federal health care law, her chief Republican rival is getting squeezed from both sides of the political spectrum on the... Read More
NAACP equates vouchers to school segregation effort
by Leyla Santiago, WRAL.com, February 25, 2014. North Carolina's school voucher program is the state's latest assault on minorities, civil rights advocates said Tuesday. A Superior Court judge last... Read More
Task force begins work on teacher pay incentives
Despite teachers' concerns about its implementation, North Carolina public school educator pay raises ultimately will shift toward rewarding individual performance, a key state lawmaker predicted... Read More
NC Health agency mapping Medicaid overhaul plan
Gov. Pat McCrory's health agency on Wednesday planned to unveil its latest version of ideas on how to change North Carolina's $13 billion Medicaid health care system for about 1.7 million poor and... Read More
