NC Spin Articles


Poll: Support for tea party slips

Support for the tea party continues to fall among Americans, nearing all-time lows, according to a new poll Thursday. Twenty-two percent of Americans call themselves tea party backers, the Gallup...    Read More

September 26, 2013

A three tribe war

With thick smoke clouds billowing out of the Capitol it’s hard to see who’s winning the latest war in Washington – plus, it isn’t a simple us versus them war: It’s a three tribe melee (with...    Read More

September 26, 2013




A troubling first for N.C.’s environment

Editorial by Charlotte Observer, September 25, 2013. If you’re doing something no one else in the country is doing, there’s a good chance you’re either radically innovative or recklessly...    Read More

September 26, 2013


GOP alleges irregularities with Progress NC

The state Republican Party Tuesday asked the Secretary of State Elaine Marshall to investigate a Democratic group's fund-raising practices. The state GOP is questioning whether Progress NC, a...    Read More

September 25, 2013

Time for a Bi -State Commission

I recently attended a meeting with the leadership of the Port of Virginia as a member of the Northeast Commission. The Northeast Commission is a state funded organization tasked to do economic...    Read More

September 25, 2013

Just anybody

by Thomas Mills, Politics NC, September 24, 2013. Well, one thing about the Department of Health and Human Services is certain: If it wasn’t really broken before Aldona Wos showed up on the scene...    Read More

September 25, 2013


Medicaid glitches must be resolved – now

Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, September 24, 2013. For much of the summer, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services has been in a political crosshairs, with attention focused on high...    Read More

September 25, 2013