A Modest Proposal on Electric Power
Sometimes, despite good intentions, we just get things wrong. That’s what happened in 2007, when the North Carolina legislature enacted a bill to force electric utilities to buy “renewable... Read More
NC Spin Articles
The Good, Not-so-Good and Ugly Budget
Governor McCrory presented his budget to the NC General Assembly today. It is a proposed general fund budget totaling $20.6 billion with more than half earmarked for education. The McCrory budget does... Read More
McCrory's budget: Cautious, Solid, Optimistic
Governor Pat McCrory presented his first budget proposal and it was pretty consistent with what he advocated while running for governor, emphasizing economy, education and efficiency. I’ve sat... Read More
A Few Big Questions about McCrory's Budget
Governor Pat McCrory and his State Budget Director Art Pope will release their proposed state budget for the next two years Wednesday morning. The release will do at least two important things. It... Read More
Martinez: Enough with the state's GOP leaders meddling in local affairs
Republicans champion small, decentralized government as a core principle. Local control, they proclaim in campaigns, trumps mandates from Washington and Raleigh. Yet, this Republican-led General... Read More
Don’t Plan for Failure
Any plan for rejuvenating North Carolina’s economy by drawing down and spending more federal money is a plan for failure. At most, it would generate a ripple of economic activity in the short run... Read More
NC Shifts from Blue to Red
Following the 2010 election, we analyzed county commission seats in North Carolina and recorded a shift from almost completely Democratic in the early 1970s to a near even split between Republicans... Read More
Refusal to Expand Medicaid May Cost Employers $1 Billion
By Alex Wayne - Mar 13, 2013, Bloomberg Governors who refuse to expand their Medicaid programs for the poor may cost employers in their states as much as $1.3 billion in federal fines, a study... Read More
10 Lessons From the Best District in the Country: Mooresville Graded Schools
At Mooresville, 20 miles outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, this is the new norm. The district undertook a massive “21st Century Digital Conversion” in 2007. Students now frequently work in... Read More
Voter ID: Much Ado About Nothing
If you go to the hospital for surgery, they take a picture of you before you can leave the waiting room. You must show proof of residency today in order to vote. Voter registrars require a... Read More
