NC Spin Articles

Pipeline process a deliberate one

Editorial by News and Observer, published in Burlington Times-News, December 8, 2017. The Atlantic Coast Pipeline will face many hurdles from gaining permits to burrowing through 600 miles of terrain...    Read More

December 8, 2017

College student impact on local poverty rates

Colleges and universities can have a significant impact on local demographic and economic statistics. College towns tend to see inflated poverty rates: more off-campus students (as share of population...    Read More

December 8, 2017

NC Economy thriving but tax cuts a bummer?

A narrative published Sunday in the Washington Post seeks to redefine the belief that North Carolina’s tax cuts are the model for Washington. But there is more. The piece attempts to shape a...    Read More

December 8, 2017


Revenue trend doesn't merit panic

North Carolina has collected less state revenue so far than projected for the 2017-18 fiscal year, to the tune of about $134 million. Alarm about this would be premature — we’ve learned in recent...    Read More

by John Hood   |   December 1, 2017

Where's the money for smaller classes?

Editorial by Greensboro New-Record, November 26, 2017. It’s a great idea: Reduce class sizes in primary grades and make sure every child learns to read. What could go wrong? Quite a bit, it turns...    Read More

December 1, 2017

We've arrived at a national moment of truth

Seven years and almost $7 trillion in new debt ago, we released a bipartisan package of tax and spending reforms as co-chairs of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. At the...    Read More

December 1, 2017


A welcome takeover

Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, November 28, 2017. It should not be surprising that the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services has temporarily taken over daily operations of Cardinal...    Read More

December 1, 2017

Scrapping protections that work

While people across the country are closely following the pending GOP tax reform scheme, the sexual harassment and assault allegations and whatever the president is tweeting, they aren’t following...    Read More

December 1, 2017

Testing our endurance

Testing is expected as part of education. Important questions remain unanswered concerning testing in NC public schools. NC policymakers need to re-evaluate the frequency, quantity and appropriateness...    Read More

December 1, 2017


Moving UNC system offices out of Chapel Hill

In the last few months the UNC Board of Governors has proposed a lot of controversial moves for the university system. One of the latest might be the most perplexing – even to members of the board...    Read More

December 1, 2017