Wake tidal wave
As Halloween and early voting draw near, we political wizards examine entrails, cut up bats’ tails and consult the moon and stars to predict what will happen. (Translation: We trade rumors about... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Raise the minimum wage or abolish it?
You don’t have to look very hard these days to see how far to the right North Carolina’s political debate has moved and in many cases how far out of mainstream some state leaders have become... Read More
Supreme Court to take up school voucher appeal
The legal battle over the state’s school voucher program has skipped a customary step and moved straight to North Carolina’s Supreme Court. On Friday, the state’s highest court unexpectedly... Read More
Federal judge strikes down NC's same-sex marriage ban
by Laura Leslie and Amanda Lamb, WRAL, October 10, 2014. Nearly two years after North Carolina voters approved a constitutional amendment recognizing marriage only as a union between a man and a woman... Read More
The battle for equality is not over in North Carolina
Any day now gay couples in North Carolina will finally be able to get married, a basic right long denied thousands of people in the state simply because of who they love. It will be an historic and... Read More
Debate over gun laws
Sometimes the news of the day begs for a broader discussion of important issues. That happened one day last week on an always polarizing topic. Scrolling through Twitter, news websites and emails that... Read More
Why NC got the highest grade on Cato's Fiscal Report Card
In less than two years, North Carolina’s governor and legislature have helped to revive the state’s economy. The economy is growing and adding jobs, improving the well-being of North Carolina... Read More
Politics Counts: NC starting to look like Va
Less than four weeks before Election Day, North Carolina’s Senate race is still close, with incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan holding on to a slim, but steady, lead in most polls. To many watchers that... Read More
GOP Legislative leaders given until noon to intervene in gay marriage lawsuits
The Republican leaders of the North Carolina legislature are not yet ready to let gay couples marry in this state. Phil Berger, president pro tem of the state Senate, and Thom Tillis, speaker of the... Read More
Hagan, Tillis set their sights on reeling in female support
The political gender gap is alive and well this year in the North Carolina Senate race. Polls show that Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan has one of the biggest margins of support among women in any of... Read More
