NC Spin Articles


McCrory cites accomplishments and goals

As Gov. Pat McCrory ponders the 38 bills he has yet to sign from the spring legislative session, he is contending with a microcosm of his political push and pull with lawmakers during the recently end...    Read More

August 12, 2013

NC's Republican tax experiment

Tax reform is still all talk, talk, talk in Washington. And many expect real action could take years. But not in North Carolina. The state has taken a very big first step in overhauling its tax code...    Read More

August 11, 2013


Historically illiterate

Editorial in Jacksonville Daily News, August 9, 2013. “Why is it important if you don’t know the facts about Yorktown? It means you have no idea it was the last battle of the Revolutionary War...    Read More

August 11, 2013

If tax rates don't matter...

After the North Carolina General Assembly enacted its tax-reform package last month, critics denied it would have a positive effect on the state’s economy. Among other arguments, they advanced the...    Read More

by John Hood   |   August 11, 2013



McCrory should veto these bills

Editorial by Greensboro News and Record, August 11, 2013. Gov. Pat McCrory is studying the final three dozen bills passed during the recent legislative session that are waiting for a decision. He can...    Read More

August 11, 2013

What is future of newspaper business?

Thirteen years into the 21st century, newspapers are still struggling to find their place in it. First they underestimated the Internet and then were undermined by it; first they gave away their...    Read More

August 11, 2013

No, legislature isn't helping k-12 education

The education reforms implemented by the General Assembly this summer have been received by many public education supporters as regressive and a step backwards for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and...    Read More

August 11, 2013


Yes, Legislature is helping K-12 education

There are some dishonest but powerful special interests in Raleigh who are forgetting what our public schools are all about. Instead of focusing on the kids, they’re focusing on one thing: money for...    Read More

August 11, 2013