Cooper's (familiar) challenge
Roy Cooper has seen this movie before. This time, he plays the lead. Thirty years ago, Cooper was a freshman House member. The Governor was a Republican. Democrats controlled the General Assembly... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Reaching younger voters
When the numbers were released in North Carolina, they showed that almost half of voters under 25 years old didn’t vote and over 40% of voters aged 26-40 stayed home. Hunter Buxton, executive... Read More
Term limits tend to come naturally in Raleigh
by Paul O'Connor, Capitol Press Association, published in Rocky Mount Telegram, February 1, 2017. Visit your old neighborhood and you might find most things look the same. The trees may be taller... Read More
Class size mandate bad choice for schools
Published by Greenville Daily Reflector, January 29, 2017. A provision slipped into the state budget over the summer offers more evidence that lawmakers are determined to gut public schools and steer... Read More
Gorsuch well suited for highest court
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, February 3, 2017. Republican President Trump has nominated an intellectual jurist and a good man to succeed the late Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. Senate... Read More
Add unfunded debts to lawmakers' challenges
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, February 3, 2017 Dale Folwell's nightmares often arrive with a title: unfunded liabilities. That may be a little esoteric for most of us, but when you're North... Read More
Loaded language
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, February 3, 2017. As our Tweeter in Chief might have put it: “Sad.” A prominent North Carolina Republican this week removed a Facebook post that described the... Read More
Supreme Court nominee could have impact on NC issues
President Donald Trump's pick for the Supreme Court was on Capitol Hill Wednesday ahead of what could be a contentious confirmation battle. Eyewitness News anchor John Paul found Neil Gorsuch, a solid... Read More
Lawmakers may trim UNC Board of Governors' ranks
The legislature may trim the number of members serving on the University of North Carolina Board of Governors from 32 to 24, according to a top House lawmaker. Rules Chairman David Lewis, R-Harnett... Read More
Devolve transportation to the states
With all the furor and protests accompanying the launch of the Donald Trump administration, you might assume there’s little room for bipartisan cooperation in Washington. That assumption is mistaken... Read More
