Little appeal for altering Nov. 4 election
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, October 4, 2014. It makes sense to allow this election to proceed according to the former rules until a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s new voting... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Weight of polls
The first and only time I ever helped take a political survey was during my undergraduate days at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill back in the 1980s. I was one of many journalism students... Read More
NC A&T takes top spot as largest historically black university in country
N.C. A&T State University can claim the top spot as the largest historically black college and university in the country, passing Florida A&M and up from the No. 2 spot last year. The News & Record of... Read More
What voters might learn from final Hagan-Tillis debates
When Ralph McMillan, a lawyer and a Republican in Charlotte, watched the first debate between U.S. Senate candidates Thom Tillis and Kay Hagan on Sept. 3, he already knew he was voting for Tillis. So... Read More
GOP consultant: Sen. Wesley Meredith needs to address welfare fraud allegations
A Republican political consultant thinks Republican state Sen. Wesley Meredith needs to quickly address allegations and a possible investigation of whether he and his former wife fraudulently obtained... Read More
Dems pin hopes for Senate majority on NC race
by Cameron Joseph, The Hill, October 3, 2014. The North Carolina Senate race might end up being a rare bright spot for Democrats in November. Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) is showing a surprising resiliency... Read More
Feds override NC on draining coal ash dumps
Federal environmental officials spurred North Carolina regulators to reverse a policy allowing Duke Energy to drain massive amounts of polluted wastewater from its coal ash dumps directly into the... Read More
Employment Security discovers fraud in its own offices
In trying to improve procedures to verify who qualifies for unemployment benefits, the state Division of Employment Security found a worker at the agency collecting jobless benefits. A WRAL News... Read More
Too soon to judge GOP's affect on NC economy
What political commentators sometimes call "voting your pocketbook" may not be such an easy thing in state races this fall. Figures comparing North Carolina's economic performance with those of its... Read More
1 in 8 third grade students not promoted under Read to Achieve
More than 1 of 8 North Carolina third-grade students were not promoted this school year after failing to meet new state reading requirements – a figure kept from being higher because of policy... Read More
