The show at the NC legislature
My guilty pleasure these days is the N.C. legislature. The Real Housewives of Atlanta or Orange County have nothing on state lawmakers for entertainment value. Take for instance, the petulant walkout... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Charlotte 6th most expensive healthcare in nation
Healthcare costs in Charlotte are the sixth-most expensive in the nation, according to a new list published by Forbes Magazine. The calculations are based on data comparing the average costs of... Read More
Tillis, House leaders outline budget differences with Senate
After a week that featured a veto threat from the governor, the distribution of lumps of coal and the spectacle of Senate budget negotiators walking out on their House colleagues, it maybe... Read More
Parents, students struggle with Read to Achieve
Yashika Smith’s daughter broke down and cried when she didn’t pass her end-of-grade reading test on the first try. “That was the only time I saw her break down,” Smith said. “She said ‘I... Read More
Pay for Medicaid doctors headed for 'especially big cliff'
Family doctors in North Carolina are bracing for a looming deadline that will slash the amount they're paid for the treatment of the state's poor and disabled. On Jan. 1, a two-pronged state and... Read More
Our changing faces
You hear that North Carolina is growing and changing. Now you can see just how and how much – and what that may mean for politics – thanks to Ferrel Guillory and his colleagues at the UNC Program... Read More
All white and overwhelmingly male: Latest departure leaves NC federal courts among least diverse in the nation
It’s been more than 3,000 days since U.S. District Judge Malcolm Howard announced that he would be stepping down from his position on the federal court in eastern North Carolina. At roughly the... Read More
Press 'don't like' on Facebook ploy
Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, July 10, 2014. Facebook is an extraordinary tool, but its pitfalls have become increasingly apparent. Users’ personal information, interests and habits are all... Read More
Don't sell the farm to Duke by shifting state rules
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, July 10, 2014. Solar energy is clean, quiet and not expected to run out before the human race does. North Carolina is now the nation's fourth-largest producer. The... Read More
Transparency limited in NC public pension plan
Part of the North Carolina public pension is invested in a company working with Credit Suisse. Credit Suisse just plead guilty to helping defraud the federal government. The State Employees... Read More
