NC Spin Articles

Who could succeed Tom Ross?

Five years ago, when the University of North Carolina board of governors was searching for a candidate to replace Erskine Bowles, I wrote in this column, “The Board will be looking for the new...    Read More

by D. G. Martin   |   February 8, 2015

McCrory's Medicaid dance

You might have missed it in Governor Pat McCrory’s 80-minute-long State of the State speech, but the governor almost talked about Medicaid expansion. Here is the relevant paragraph from a transcript...    Read More

by Chris Fitzsimon   |   February 7, 2015

Mental health clients need more resources

Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, February 5, 2015. The choices facing people in North Carolina with mental disabilities aren’t exactly plentiful. The state thankfully has moved away from a system...    Read More

February 7, 2015



Political stepping stones

by Patrick Gannon, The Insider, published by Greenville Daily Reflector, February 6, 2015. Former House Speaker Thom Tillis used his prominent position in state government to help him climb the ladder...    Read More

February 7, 2015



Solving the funding puzzle for state road needs

Editorial by Burlington Times-News, February 5, 2015. The state gas tax that pays for many of the state’s roughly 80,000 miles of state-maintained roads is no longer keeping up, and if lawmakers don...    Read More

February 6, 2015

School grades: Don't get lost in the noise

Today North Carolina released A-F grades for all traditional public and charter schools. News outlets have been all  over the story and pundits are  angling to put a spin on what is expected to be...    Read More

February 6, 2015



Goals worthy - - details will matter

Editorial by Durham Herald-Sun, February 5, 2015. This page has often found reason to be critical of Gov. Pat McCrory, who often has seemed to have trouble exerting the leadership that characterized...    Read More

February 6, 2015