NC universities lead in affordability
Editorial by News and Observer, February 2, 2014. Amid all the turmoil of the last several years involving academic scandal and athletics, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has... Read More
NC Spin Articles
NC reading law needs fix
Editorial by News and Observer, February 2, 2014. State Sen. Phil Berger, the chamber’s president pro tem and one of the state’s most powerful politicians, made great show of backing a law to... Read More
Online tax collections
The writing may well be on the proverbial wall when it comes to the collection of state and local sales tax from online sales. If so, it comes as no surprise that Congress will have put very few of... Read More
If they only knew
I’ve devoted several recent columns to the subject of unemployment insurance (UI) and North Carolina’s labor market. That’s because the topic is an important and timely one, both within... Read More
North Carolina Treasurer May Cede Pension Control
by Romy Varghese, Bloomberg, January 31, 2014. North Carolina’s Janet Cowell has some unusual qualities for a state treasurer: For one thing, she can say “running dog of a capitalist” in... Read More
DHHS works to clear food stamp backlog as federal deadline looms
Under the Dome, News and Observer, January 31, 2014. The state Department of Health and Human Services sent more of its workers into counties this week to help local staff clear their backlogs of food... Read More
NC Economy far from a real recovery
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, February 1, 2014. Gov. Pat McCrory's declaration that we're in a "Carolina Comeback" is a spinner's delight. There are statistics to bolster just about everyone's... Read More
Tillis’ Senate bid walks tightrope with tea party activists
by Jim Morrill, Charlotte Observer, February 2, 2014. This time the empty chair was close to home. It was at a restaurant in Birkdale Village, in a packed room at a U.S. Senate forum sponsored by a... Read More
Overhaul greedy hospitals
One.” It’s a catchy slogan. It’s the number of our quarterback. It is not a coincidence that Cam Newton and Carolinas HealthCare System have teamed up on a major advertising campaign. What does... Read More
Fox news the most trusted and least trusted news outlet
PPP's 5th annual poll about trust in TV news continues to find what it does every year: Fox News is both the most trusted and least trusted name in news. 35% of Americans say they trust Fox News more... Read More
