State budget sense and nonsense
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, June 1, 2017. House Speaker Tim Moore insists there isn’t all that big a gap between his chamber’s budget plan and the Senate’s. He expects the House version... Read More
NC Spin Articles
#1 deterrent to Democrats' resurgence is clinging to 20th century priorities
Democrats have a bright future here in North Carolina and around the nation, assuming they can get beyond their strategy of inclusiveness that excludes everyone except minorities and liberals; if they... Read More
An alarming poll for the NC GOP
This week, I gave the polling presentation for Civitas, the conservative advocacy organization. The poll should be a stark warning for Republicans. It’s not time for them to hit the panic button yet... Read More
Cooper is strongest Democratic Governor since Jim Hunt
Democrats don’t have a more determined foe than the Civitas Institute, so when Civitas’ May poll reported good news for Roy Cooper it was a bad sign. According to Civitas’ poll 61% of the voters... Read More
Understanding last week's critical redistricting ruling
Editor’s note: This morning, in the case of Dickson v. Rucho, the United States Supreme Court ordered the North Carolina Supreme Court to once again review a challenge to the state’s legislative... Read More
State Treasurer responds to criticism of State Health Plan
When Charles Kurzman received a letter last month announcing an audit of the State Employee Health plan, it didn’t much worry him. A similar audit had been done back in 2010 and Kurzman, a professor... Read More
Let's look at who really benefits from tax cuts
Everyone seems to be talking taxes these days. President Trump recently released his proposed tax changes, while here in North Carolina the Senate’s “Billion Dollar Middle-Class Tax Cut” plan... Read More
Governing is a rigged game
by Paul O'Connor, The Insider, published in Asheville Citizen-Times, May 31, 2017. Imagine you’re running a match-play golf tournament. Your team will face another for a big cash prize, and you... Read More
Are lawmakers bypassing road spending cap?
by Jim Tynen, Civitas Institute, June 1, 2017. Are some state legislators trying bypass a law meant to keep transportation spending under control? Yesterday a Senate committee approved House Bill... Read More
Can urban and rural areas get along?
by Dr. Mike Walden, NCSU Professor of Economics, May 26, 2017. My wife and I have one foot in rural regions and the other in big cities. We were both born and raised in small towns – I in an... Read More
