Was Justice Served?
Superior Court Judge Gregory Weeks overturned the death sentences of three convicted killers, applying The Racial Justice Act. In the four-week trial Weeks cited several instances where prosecutors... Read More
NC Spin Articles
New state leaders need to master the facts in the mental health debate
Irrespective of our political views, I and most everyone I know were relieved to see campaign season end. This campaign season was divisive. Differences between candidates and parties were not just... Read More
Medicaid Savings Illusory Under Obamacare Expansion, Critics Say
A recent study suggests that taxpayer costs could go down if the states expanded Medicaid enrollment under President Obama’s signature Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. But critics say... Read More
Time to Step Up
Newly elected Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and the newly reelected Republican legislature may have an ambitious agenda for dramatically cutting taxes or adding new programs to the state budget. But... Read More
Time for an overdue pardon
Beverly Perdue is the duly elected Governor of North Carolina for almost another three weeks regardless of the difficulty Republican legislative leaders seem to be having coming to grips with that... Read More
McCrory Makes Three Important Appointments
Governor-elect Pat McCrory demonstrated a business-like approach to taking the reins of government in the naming of three key appointments. McCrory said he told his transition team they needed to... Read More
Who should be the NC SPIN Tar Heel of the Year?
In our final program of the year we name a person as the NC SPIN Tar Heel of the Year. Tell us who you think should win this award and why (in 150 words or less). The only criteria is that the winner... Read More
Our Unemployment Debt
The report by the legislature’s Revenue Laws Study Commission is troublesome on several fronts – mostly because doesn’t solve the long-term problem. We incurred this 2.4 billion dollar debt for... Read More
Here Comes Pat
With Pat McCrory not yet inaugurated as the next governor of North Carolina, there is already a conventional wisdom about his administration – that he will have to choose “which Pat” will move... Read More
A bold and visionary decision, especially in these times
The supporters of the proposal approved by the Council of State Tuesday to turn the Dorothea Dix property into a destination park for the City of Raleigh call the plan bold and visionary, a big idea... Read More
