GOP battle is now joined
In the aftermath of Senator Ted Cruz’s epic performance on the Senate floor, a few observations: After his disgraceful attacks on Cruz, including his reach-across-the-aisle, dog-in-the-manger... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Shutdown politics can be a distraction
Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, October 3, 2013. We share congressional Republicans’ distaste for President Obama’s health care law — and judging by most public opinion polls, so does a... Read More
Follow the money
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, October 5, 2013. North Carolina Republicans were against the lottery when Democrats enacted it in 2005 but they’re all for it now. The GOP-led legislature now... Read More
Lawmakers get update on economic development reforms
by Under the Dome, News and Observer, October 4, 2013. State lawmakers on Thursday heard an update from Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker on her department's massive reorganization, which will create... Read More
Bad Blood: Four feuding leaders
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid privately told fellow Democratic senators this week what he really thought of Speaker John Boehner. “He’s a coward,” Reid angrily said, referring to Boehner’s... Read More
A chance for some answers from DHHS
One of the most frustrating aspects of the myriad of scandals at the troubled state Department of Health Human Services is that no one has offered much of an explanation for anything, not Secretary... Read More
Poll shows North Carolinians can't get no satisfaction
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, October 3, 2013. The latest High Point University[News & Record poll didn’t specifically ask voters if they were in a foul mood, but the answers provided pretty... Read More
An NC lesson in what the ‘TEA Party’ is – and isn’t
In saying that, “The government shutdown illustrates for every American that the hallmark of the Tea Party Republican House continues to be ironclad opposition to reasonable solutions,” U.S. Rep... Read More
Former UNC tutor connected to football scandal charged with violating NC sports agent laws
The former UNC-Chapel Hill tutor who figured prominently in the NCAA infractions found within the Tar Heel football program has taken on a new role as the 2010 scandal moves from the sports arena to... Read More
NC employees furloughed following government shutdown
As many as 6,000 state workers whose jobs are fully or partially funded by the federal government are at risk of being furloughed following the government shutdown. The impact would hit non-essential... Read More
