NC Spin Articles



Business, political leaders engage over HB2

Gov. Pat McCrory found himself on the defensive for another day Tuesday after Attorney General Roy Cooper said his office would not defend the state's new anti-discrimination law against court...    Read More

March 30, 2016


Turnout defies liberal forecasts

If Republicans have been attempting to suppress the vote in North Carolina, they must be the most incompetent tyrants in modern American history. On March 15, some 2.3 million North Carolinians cast...    Read More

by John Hood   |   March 30, 2016

Trump and Clinton boost Obama

President Barack Obama’s job-approval rating has risen over the past two months. I think I know the reason why — and North Carolina politicians should take note of it. First the numbers. If you...    Read More

by John Hood   |   March 28, 2016

McCrory hails privacy act

Gov. Pat McCrory quickly signed a bill Wednesday evening that prevents cities and counties from passing their own anti-discrimination rules in response to the Charlotte City Council’s actions to...    Read More

March 26, 2016


Defining North Carolina

Republicans really haven’t learned too much from this election cycle. Their presidential contest got hijacked by a reality star who appeals to the most xenophobic and racist tendencies of the GOP...    Read More

March 26, 2016




You decide: Why are there new sales taxes?

North Carolinians having repairs made to their vehicles are now in for a little bit of a shock. With a few exceptions, they will now have to pay state sales tax on the labor cost of those repairs. So...    Read More

March 25, 2016