Urban voters still outnumbered
Commentators and academic analysts trying to make sense of North Carolina’s fascinating and ever-changing politics have been arguing lately that the state is becoming increasingly urbanized — and... Read More
NC Spin Articles
The wrecking crew
In October 2011, just a few months after the end of the first General Assembly session controlled by Republicans in more than a hundred years, House Speaker Thom Tillis told a small group of GOP... Read More
Trump disease
Donald Trump is like a fever in the Republican body politic: a sign of sickness. A lot of Republicans are hoping and praying the fever breaks before the sickness infects the entire body. Trump has... Read More
Keep watch on the filing period
We’ll know much about the 2016 elections after the first three weeks of December. Why? That’s the period for candidates across the state — including for governor and all 170 General Assembly... Read More
Let's get the facts
Playing the blame game following the Planned Parenthood shootings in Colorado Springs, at this point, is premature and unfair. Not a lot is known about the suspect, who once lived in the North... Read More
NC should end protectionist policies that limit online courses
North Carolina residents have a wide array of choices in seeking a college education. There are more than 50 universities in the state, along with 58 community colleges. Many of these institutions... Read More
Money to replace aging ferry fleet could dock drivers
Workers grinding and chipping old paint and rust away from the hull, decks and inner compartments of the passenger ferry Carteret added to the layer of dust that had settled over the 26-year-old ship... Read More
Retention elections for justices challenged in court
A lawsuit filed in Wake County on Monday claims a new state law allowing retention referendums for the North Carolina Supreme Court is unconstitutional. The law, passed in June, allows sitting... Read More
Chapel Hill's protest problem
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, November 29, 2015. From an editorial Tuesday in the Raleigh News & Observer: A town hall meeting at UNC-Chapel Hill to discuss racial issues on campus was disrupted... Read More
Children wait for rare open spots in preschool programs
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, November 29, 2015. We miss Jim Hunt’s days as governor. Hunt, who’s still speaking out for education, did a lot to help underprivileged children by establishing... Read More
