NC Can't take hit of new EPA regs
North Carolina’s air quality has improved so dramatically in the past few decades that last year the state did not issue a single alert for high ozone levels. Such alerts used to be common. In... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Budget differences could lead to a long, hot summer
If writing a state budget were a football game, we would have just entered the fourth quarter with the score tied and the clock quickly ticking toward overtime. With North Carolina's new fiscal year... Read More
Family debates merit pay for teachers
How can we differentiate the pay of teachers on the basis of their performance while also treating them fairly? This familiar education-policy debate used to play out at the Hood family dinner table... Read More
The Senate's responsible budget
Despite the welcome news of a state budget surplus, the fiscal and economic forecast for North Carolina over the next couple of years is not all blue skies and placid seas. Albeit weak by historical... Read More
Senate budget ends health retirement benefits for future state employees
A few short lines in the 2015-17 Senate budget would eliminate state-paid health retirement benefits for teachers and state employees hired after January 1, 2016. “This will negatively impact the... Read More
Don't expect quick deal on state budget
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, June 20, 2015. State lawmakers likely have a long road ahead of them in forging a compromise version of the competing budgets approved by the N.C. House and Senate... Read More
Budget threat to region
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, June 20, 2015. Vidant Medical Center President Brian Floyd offered an update this week on the evolving role of Vidant in a rapidly changing political and... Read More
Unfair give and take
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, June 21, 2015. Packing together Greensboro and Trinity election bills wasn’t the only sausage-stuffing the state Senate has done lately. It also added major tax... Read More
McCrory may veto sales tax redistribution
Two key political voices said they believe they can block a controversial proposal to redistribute sales tax revenue in North Carolina. Gov. Pat McCrory and Rep. Bill Brawley (R-Mecklenburg) say they... Read More
The follies
Unexpected victory for voting rights The Senate budget might not have been the most important story of the week, as absurd and regressive as it was. We sort of knew that was coming. What was... Read More
