NC Spin Articles


GSK cutting 900 jobs in RTP

The Triangle felt the brunt of the global restructuring now taking place in the pharmaceutical industry on Wednesday as GlaxoSmithKline announced plans to cut 900 jobs here. GSK, which has seen its...    Read More

December 4, 2014



Race still matters when you're not white

I’m sure that the death of more young black males will occur at the hands of the police, but racism may not be the total story. As I watched a couple of businesses burning in Ferguson, Mo., I couldn...    Read More

December 3, 2014


NCAE membership down 12 percent

The changing fortunes and influence of teacher unions is a topic we’ve chronicled on these pages (see here and here). Few people follow this story better than our friend Mike Antonucci at the...    Read More

December 3, 2014


Old differences remain in Medicaid reform

Lawmakers have not bridged the disagreements that forced the General Assembly to abandon efforts last summer to reform the North Carolina's $14 billion Medicaid health insurance system for the poor...    Read More

December 3, 2014

Lee County wants fees to take Duke Coal ash

Lee County officials say the county deserves to be paid fees, potentially millions of dollars, by Duke Energy and a partner planning to bury coal ash there. Duke announced plans last month to start...    Read More

December 3, 2014

Many factors affect state growth

What do Colorado, Texas, Utah, Massachusetts, and North Carolina have in common? Not much, it would seem. Yet according to the latest data, they are among the states leading the national pack in...    Read More

by John Hood   |   December 3, 2014


Decker leaving, Skvarla to take over Commerce

Heard on the Street, December 2, 2014. It appears the rumors about Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker are true and that she will be leaving to take a job with Raycom Sports, based in South Carolina...    Read More

December 2, 2014