NC Spin Articles





NCAE refuses to cooperate

A new report from State Auditor Beth Wood says the agency has not been able to certify that the North Carolina Association of Educators meets statutory membership (G.S. 143B-426.40(g) requirements to...    Read More

November 16, 2017

Hunt's critics miss the mark on mayoral pick

Editorial by Wilson Daily Times, November 14, 2017. Former Gov. Jim Hunt’s endorsement of an independent candidate over a Democrat in the Raleigh mayoral race has ruffled some feathers among the...    Read More

November 16, 2017



Reform would boost NC incomes

North Carolinians would experience large gains in after-tax income under the tax-reform bill released last week in Washington, according to an initial analysis by the nonpartisan Tax Foundation. Its...    Read More

by John Hood   |   November 9, 2017


NC's Certificate of Need laws cause pain

Monday morning, around 1:00am, my husband woke up in severe pain.  He knew what this was.  By 1:15, we were in the car on our way to the ER. Kidney stones. They’re not life threatening, and I’ve...    Read More

November 9, 2017


Bad ideas for the UNC system

What is the worst idea floating around about the UNC system these days? Jesse White, who headed up the Southern Growth Policies Board and also served adjunct professor of government and city and...    Read More

by D. G. Martin   |   November 9, 2017