Why North Carolinians are upbeat
North Carolinians are more upbeat about their state than they are about the nation as a whole, according to election-season polls by Meredith College, Survey USA (for Spectrum News), and Harper... Read More
NC Spin Articles
They're cooperating!!
The Raleigh political world is abuzz and agog! The legislature and the Governor are cooperating! Democrats and Republicans are working together on hurricane relief!! Oh, happy day!!! Has a new age... Read More
Community action programs boost North Carolina's economy
Every $1 in spending on community action programs in North Carolina generates more than $2 in additional economic output. If not for the community action funding provided annually under the federal... Read More
Democrats will not regain power so long as Bill and Hillary motivate conservative women
Old-school, baggage-laden, out-of-touch establishment Democrats like Bill and Hillary Clinton are the #1 obstacle to the Democratic Party’s political recovery efforts in 2018. They are motivating... Read More
Is North Carolina's judiciary the next ideological battleground?
Over the past month, the eyes of the nation have been on Washington and the confirmation process of the newest United States Supreme Court Justice, Brett Kavanaugh. Tensions ran high amid sexual... Read More
Lack of support for power-grabbing amendments speaks volumes
There are a lot of strange – even downright bizarre – aspects to the ongoing effort by North Carolina Republican legislators to pass a slate of six constitutional amendments during this fall’s... Read More
Tell the truth about our schools
North Carolina’s elementary and secondary schools are among the best in the country at delivering academic value for the tax dollars spent on them. If you haven’t heard that before, it’s not... Read More
Muncipal sewage overflows dwarfed hog waste discharges
Municipal sewage systems jettisoned tens of millions of gallons of untreated human waste into Hurricane Florence floodwaters, dwarfing the hog manure lagoon discharges state and national media cited... Read More
Will history repeat itself in mid-terms?
North Carolina’s 2018 election cycle may be considered a “blue moon” — but Democrats aren’t just standing around without a dream in their hearts. They dream of a sweeping victory this year... Read More
High Point Poll: Fewer than one-half NC residents get flu shot
The most recent HPU Poll finds that about half (47 percent) of those surveyed say they have had a flu shot within the past 12 months. The HPU Poll reported a similar finding a year ago, when... Read More
