Bonds on the ballot
North Carolina hasn’t seen a state-wide bond referendum since the early 2000s, but that doesn’t mean the local governments haven’t had a bond on the ballot. This year there are a number of... Read More
NC Spin Articles
"Mainstream" means left wing, whether media or economists
McClatchy News ran this article yesterday that attempts to outline the different outlooks on the economy held by Kay Hagan and Thom Tillis. The article was supposed to be an unbiased summary... Read More
Bill Clinton in supporting Kay Hagan: "It's still the economy"
Former President Bill Clinton focused on economic issues at a rally for U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan at Broughton High School on Friday afternoon. Clinton’s visit brought some Democratic star power to the... Read More
UNC-CH faculty want to regain trust, take stronger stance on athletics
Surrendering sports titles. Abolishing admissions exceptions for athletes. Launching a national crusade to put academics before athletics. These were some of the ideas pushed by UNC-Chapel Hill... Read More
Hagan maintains lead in final stretch of Senate race
Incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan holds a steady lead over her Republican challenger with Election Day just days away, according to the latest Elon University Poll. Hagan has solidified a... Read More
Early voting continues ahead of 2010
NC's In-Person Early Voting Continues to March Ahead of 2010's Numbers North Carolina's early voting continues its march ahead of where the state was four years in the last mid-term election; among... Read More
Barefoot and pregnant
Chad Barefoot must have asked his team: “What can we do that will so anger and offend women that they’ll vote AGAINST me?” They came up with an ad that has backfire potential approaching the... Read More
The misleading business climate ranking
The people currently in charge of the General Assembly and their supporters are busy these days giddily touting the news that the right-leaning Tax Foundation has moved North Carolina up 28 spots in... Read More
McCrory assessing Medicaid expansion
Gov. Pat McCrory said Thursday he's weighing whether to expand Medicaid, the health insurance plan for the poor and disabled, adding to signs that state Republican leaders may reconsider their... Read More
Certificate of Need: Bureaucrats blocking your health care options
This week, the John Locke Foundation sponsored a lecture by one of North Carolina’s top hospital lobbyists, a self-professed fan of the free market, albeit with one big exception. The purpose of his... Read More
