McCrory, Obama approvals tick downward
President Obama continues his slide, as only 40% of North Carolina voters approve of the job he’s doing, compared to 54% who disapprove. The 14% gap is up from an 11% gap in December, when voters... Read More
NC Spin Articles
The next Ted Cruz?
The newspaper reporter asked if North Carolina’s Senate Primary was going to be the next litmus test of the Tea Party’s political muscle – and as fast as he could Greg Brannon’s campaign... Read More
NC needs to face reality on Bonner bridge replacement
Time has run out for the luxury of scholarly debate over replacing the Bonner Bridge, which provides access to Hatteras and Ocracoke islands – for residents, visitors, services, supplies... Read More
Protecting ourselves…from ourselves
If you want to understand why the N.C. Mining and Energy Commission made a mistake this week by allowing fracking companies to keep secret the chemicals they pump into the ground, take a glance... Read More
UNC leaders call Mary Willingham's claims a 'travesty'
by Jane Stancill and Dan Kane, News and Observer, January 17, 2014. Chapel Hill leaders on Friday presented a detailed refutation of the data used by a learning specialist to claim that some... Read More
Federal judge strikes down NC's ultrasound abortion law
Doctors in North Carolina cannot be forced to show women ultrasound images and describe them in detail before performing an abortion, a federal judge ruled Friday. The decision was lauded by civil... Read More
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
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
The cynical celebration by Civitas and the NC Chamber
Thousands of long term laid off workers in North Carolina have simply given up looking for a job and dropped out of the labor force and folks like the N.C. Chamber and the Pope Civitas Institute... Read More
UNC board suspends whistle-blower's research on literacy level of athletes
by Dan Kane, The Charlotte Observer, January 17, 2014. UNC-Chapel Hill announced Thursday evening that its research review board had suspended whistle-blower Mary Willingham’s work on the literacy... Read More
