NC Spin Articles

Is the state's economy turning the corner?

Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, March 17, 2014. For the first time in a long time, signs for the economy in North Carolina are sort of good. That was the word last week from John Connaughton, an...    Read More

March 19, 2014




Dumb claims about political smarts

One of the cheapest shots in politics is to claim that only the unschooled and ignorant could possibly side with the other team. Both Democrats and Republicans make the claim about the other party...    Read More

by John Hood   |   March 19, 2014

Duke up the river

Duke Energy badly fumbled the political/PR ball on the coal-ash spill. Duke should have quickly rolled out a clear plan to clean up the Dan River and to deal with long-term management of ash ponds...    Read More

March 18, 2014





Senate paper-pushing hides data from public

Editorial by Charlotte Observer, March 18, 2014. U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan of North Carolina is in a fight for her political life, and one of eight Republicans will campaign hard until Nov. 4 seeking to...    Read More

March 18, 2014


GOP bill protects Duke's coal ash spill

Duke Energy was in a bind. North Carolina regulators had for years allowed the nation’s largest power company to pollute the ground near its plants without penalty. But in early 2013, a coalition of...    Read More

March 18, 2014