NC Spin Articles



Caring for the poor people in style

A couple of weeks ago the News & Observer  published a story that got folks stirred up over how the head of the Raleigh Housing Authority was making $280,000 a year and wining and dining his board...    Read More

January 17, 2014


Can Pat get back?

Pat McCrory looked this week like a man urgently pushing the reset button. Like a politician who desperately wants to change course before he goes off a cliff.   So first he talked about teacher pay...    Read More

January 17, 2014




McCrory says he talked energy with Obama in NC

Gov. Pat McCrory said Thursday that President Barack Obama's visit to North Carolina this week gave him the opportunity to talk about energy exploration and clear the air about case backlogs within...    Read More

January 17, 2014

Food stamp backlog

The latest from the troubled state agency responsible for getting food stamps to eligible recipients is that a program backlog is being caused by more than just glitches in a new computer system. No...    Read More

January 17, 2014

NC and discouraged workers

North Carolina has too many discouraged workers. About that fact there can be no doubt. Under the Bureau of Labor Statistics definition, discouraged workers are those who would otherwise be in the...    Read More

by John Hood   |   January 17, 2014