NC Spin Articles

Folwell retiring from state government post

by Richard Craver, Winston-Salem Journal, November 24, 2015. Dale Folwell, a prominent Forsyth County appointee in the McCrory administration, said Tuesday he is stepping down from his Commerce...    Read More

November 25, 2015

Election experiment to begin

North Carolina is about to run a political experiment. You and other potential voters will determine its outcome. The state has traditionally held party primaries for governor, Congress, legislature...    Read More

by John Hood   |   November 25, 2015

Public Safety official grilled over document

State legislators grilled top McCrory administration officials on Wednesday about a deal to extend contracts for prison maintenance to a Charlotte developer. Much of the seven-hour Joint Legislative...    Read More

November 24, 2015



The next morning

When the Chancellor called the Town Hall meeting the demonstrators saw their opportunity: Marching to the front of Memorial Hall they took over the meeting and read a list of demands they said were...    Read More

November 24, 2015

Cooper's critics get it wrong

Roy Cooper caught flak from the left when he said Washington should pause before admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees and make sure we balance humanitarianism with security. He’s right, and his critics...    Read More

November 24, 2015


Popular Pat?

According to the website Morning Consult, Pat McCrory is Mr. Popularity. Their survey of North Carolina voters (part of a poll of over 75,000 voters nationally) the governor has a 51% approval...    Read More

November 24, 2015

Fuel is cheaper, but traffic is heavier

Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, November 23, 2015. The good news about traveling this holiday weekend is that the price of gasoline is about 70 cents less per gallon than it was a year ago, and...    Read More

November 24, 2015

Corrupting the courts

Recent “pay-to-play” allegations that have surfaced in media reports focused on members of the executive and legislative branches in North Carolina. It probably won’t be long before we hear of...    Read More

November 24, 2015