Look twice at energy mandate
While the General Assembly continues to battle through budget negotiations, there is one outstanding issue this session that affects every North Carolina resident, every business, every consumer and... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Teachers and state employees lose in budget compromise
Much of the discussion about the Senate’s unfortunate decision to the pass the misnamed Taxpayer Bill of Rights, or TABOR, has understandably focused on the massive problems the arbitrary spending... Read More
This management isn't broken. Don't fix it.
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, August 20, 2015. The N.C. Senate's drive to restructure the Medicaid program is making less sense all the time. We understand lawmakers sometimes succumb to the... Read More
Look who's not in class
Editorial by Salisbury Post, August 20, 2015. GIVE SCHOOLS FLEXIBILITY Lawmakers who extol the value of charter schools and vote to fund private-school vouchers should take a look around today. Notice... Read More
Juror discrimination pushes the death penalty conversation
It’s been more than two years since the General Assembly repealed the Racial Justice Act, eliminating the right of death row inmates here to assert statutory claims of racial discrimination in... Read More
VIVA ruling could bring back election chaos
The hearing that will determine the fate of North Carolina’s election reform law wrapped up Aug. 7. Groups that included the NC NAACP and the League of Women Voters of NC, joined by Eric Holder... Read More
The Carolina Way?
After years of damaging disclosures and disastrous PR, you’d think there’s no way UNC could make its grades-and-athletes scandal worse. As George W. Bush would say, don’t misunderestimate them... Read More
The GOP's alternate reality
A recent article by former teacher James Hogan has caused quite a stir in the state. It’s also apparently causing heartburn for Republicans. Hogan carefully details the damage done to North... Read More
Let's seek new ways to help rural North Carolina
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, August 17, 2015. Proponents of a plan to redistribute sales tax proceeds from urban to rural counties have been having a tough time rounding up the votes to get the... Read More
New libraries cannot be casualties of Senate tax game
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, August 19, 2015. Forsyth County library supporters have walked a long, hard road in their efforts to replace outmoded and aged-out libraries. Now some county... Read More
