Employment rate no quirk
If all you know about North Carolina’s recent economic performance is what you get from Twitter feeds, partisan press releases or brief mentions on television newscasts, then much of what you... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Vouchers ignore realities
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, May 17, 2014. As the courts decide the constitutionality of the state’s Opportunity Scholarship Program, the state is free to operate the program and send... Read More
Taxpayers shouldn't pay for failure to address sea-level rise
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, May 17, 2014. Scientists who know a lot more than the policymakers who would second-guess their painstaking research and hard data are telling us that not only is it... Read More
N.C. putting too many crimes on the books
The challenges of operating a small business in America are well-documented: Studies show that only 50 percent of new enterprises survive more than four years across all industries. In North Carolina... Read More
McCrory's new teacher pay plan heads in the right direction
My parents worked their entire careers in Charlotte, have retired outside of Charlotte now and are confused. They have been confused to see the pragmatic, technocratic Mayor Pat McCrory of Charlotte... Read More
Time for Congress to fix college sports
Whether you agree with how the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has handled the scandal over athletics and academics, it’s hard not to have sympathy for the university’s struggles. Even... Read More
There's a reason N.C. is such a great beer state
From Tim Kent, executive director of the North Carolina Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association, in response to “Free North Carolina’s brews from archaic regulations” (May 11, For the Record): North... Read More
Fact check: Did GOP raise taxes on 80 percent in NC?
by Mark Binker, WRAL, May 16, 2014. In some ways, North Carolina's U.S. Senate race has been going on for months, at least in terms of television advertising. Conservative groups such as Americans for... Read More
CEO's express need for more speed in commerce recruitment
Both Red Hat CEO and President Jim Whitehurst and Tom Looney, the general manager for Lenovo North America, express frustration when they talk about what it’s like working with corporate... Read More
Judge: Stripping veteran teachers of tenure rights unconstitutional
A Superior Court judge on Friday struck down a law requiring veteran teachers to surrender their tenure rights in exchange for multi-year contracts. Judge Robert Hobgood ruled that the law, passed... Read More
