NC Spin Articles

In schools, as in life, the rich get richer

Editorial by The Fayetteville Observer, January 9, 2018 As lawmakers return to Raleigh today amid calls for better education funding, a new study reveals growing disparities in the way the state’s...    Read More

January 12, 2018

Wasting public money

Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, January 12, 2018. The GOP-led state legislature is running up quite a tab in court with taxpayers footing the bill. It has spent almost $7 million defending against...    Read More

January 12, 2018




Possums and politics: An NC tradition ends

Possum out: Famous New Year’s event in Brasstown shockingly ends after one final descent” was the lead headline in last week’s Cherokee Scout, North Carolina’s westernmost newspaper. After...    Read More

January 12, 2018

It's not priorities, it's coercion

The North Carolina legislature adjourned from their special session yesterday without addressing their latest unfunded mandate. The General Assembly passed a law requiring smaller class sizes but did...    Read More

January 12, 2018


The River

The ‘Tweet of the Year’ award doesn’t go to Trump or a Hollywood liberal but to Mike Huckabee who, after watching The Darkest Hour, tweeted ‘in Donald Trump we have found our Churchill.’ The...    Read More

January 12, 2018


Government retirees deserve cola

Our government retirees are at the heart of communities across North Carolina, keeping us safe, saving lives, maintaining our utilities, and doing the many duties that many of us often take for...    Read More

January 12, 2018


Legislature needs to fix its mistakes

Editorial by Capitol Broadcasting Co., printed in Burlington Times-News, January 6, 2018. If there are any doubts about just how badly the General Assembly is doing its job, consider this: When the...    Read More

January 12, 2018