NC Spin Articles


Public pressure campaign tactics

Ted Cruz created a firestorm in the days leading up to the Iowa caucuses when he sent out a letter meant to encourage people to go vote. He used a tactic called “social pressure” by some and...    Read More

February 5, 2016

Where we're at on complex teacher pay issue

Teacher pay” undoubtedly will be one of the most frequently uttered phrases around the General Assembly complex during this year’s legislative session, which begins in late April. The teacher...    Read More

February 5, 2016


The price of water

Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, February 5, 2016. As consumers of public water systems, we trust government to see to it that what we drink won’t make us sick. Residents of Flint, Mich., were...    Read More

February 5, 2016

Elections take shape with fundraising numbers

North Carolina's March 15 primary and the November general election are taking shape as candidates and party committees disclosed financial reports over the past week as state and federal filing...    Read More

February 5, 2016

Issues with Blue Cross continue to grow

Hundreds of people are still having issues with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina five weeks into 2016. The problems are now impacting the state’s Department of Insurance.1 The Department of...    Read More

February 5, 2016


Berger vs. Atkinson, Round 3

by Mark Binker, WRAL, February 4, 2016. State budget officials have sided with top Senate leaders in their spat with state Superintendent of Public Instruction June Atkinson over whether education...    Read More

February 5, 2016

Reining in regulatory growth

The John Locke Foundation’s First in Freedom Index ranks North Carolina No. 36 in the nation and No. 8 in our region in regulatory freedom. Even with regulatory reforms enacted every legislative...    Read More

by Becki Gray   |   February 5, 2016

Goodwin: Obamacare driving insurers from N.C.

by Dan Way, Carolina Journal, February 5, 2016. State Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin is concerned that insurers “have left health insurance markets in droves due to the increased burdens” of...    Read More

February 5, 2016


State of the courts 2015

The state court system has reasons to celebrate, according to Chief Justice Mark Martin, but adequate funding isn’t one of them. In late January Martin announced a Celebrate North Carolina Courts...    Read More

February 4, 2016