Labor market on the mend
North Carolina’s economy isn’t behaving the way it was supposed to. According to liberal critics of Gov. Pat McCrory and the leadership of the General Assembly, the state should be losing its... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Poles vault far above North Carolina in schools
Jokes about “Polacks” have always been tasteless and silly. Based on the latest international test scores, trying to get a laugh today by portraying Polish people as ignorant or dumb is a good way... Read More
A bridge too far
His comments may have been over the top, but state Transportation Secretary Tony Tata has this much right: A lawsuit that has stopped a replacement span for the Bonner Bridge callously disregards the... Read More
Key indicators foretell better days for economy
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, December 8, 2013 Two recent developments on the economic front bode well for the Triad and North Carolina going into 2014: The state’s unemployment rate continues... Read More
Fickle tax reform
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, December 8, 2013. North Carolina residents soon will learn more about the tax cuts enacted this year by the state legislature. For many, the initial lesson will... Read More
Ellmers: Obamacare wages war on women
by Sandy Fitzgerald, Newsmax, December 8, 2013. Obamacare is an example of the "war on women," North Carolina Rep. Renee Ellmers said in Saturday's weekly GOP address, as the Obama administration... Read More
Gov. McCrory and his reindeer games
We’ll wish North Carolina’s Gov. Pat McCrory a Merry Christmas if we see him at a Moral Monday protest this month. We hope he will toast us with good news for the poor. But if Santa reads McCrory... Read More
More trouble ahead for college athletics?
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, December 8, 2013. A new database unveiled by the Knight Commission last week shows some competitions looming when it comes to college sports spending – not only... Read More
GOP Senate primary a tea party test
Last year, tea party activists from around the country helped a Texas Republican named Ted Cruz overcome long odds to beat a better-known, better-funded primary opponent backed by the GOP... Read More
Medicaid reform follies
The McCrory Administration continues its ill-advised efforts to privatize the state Medicaid system in the name of “reform.” This week a special Medicaid advisory committee heard from a consultant... Read More
