NC SPIN episode #1105 Air Date 1/17/2020
The one-day meeting, Ongoing education battles, Duke coal ash cleanup, The leaky education pipeline, Tell us something we don’t know Watch NC SPIN Previous Episodes
Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
My Spin by Tom Campbell
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Expect dramatic changes in the next decadeHow will your life change in the next ten years? Read More |
Child poverty falls dramatically
Political conversation about poverty is based on a fact most political actors think is true but really isn't. Read More
What's the matter with North Carolina politics?
Thomas Mills in Politics NC says that if states like Kansas and Louisiana can pass Medicaid expansion why can't North Carolina. Read More
Free the Internet
Republican National Committeewoman Ada Fisher says the government’s job is to provide for us that which we can’t do for ourselves. The government should work to free the Internet and let critical service information stream unimpeded. Read More
Could Bernie Sanders win the nomination?
Bernie leads the Democratic field in the two ways we keep score. Read More
What are the best economic lessons for 2020
Mike Walden offers ten useful economic lessons for 2020 you might find useful. Read More
Voter ID will be reinstated in time for the General Election
The judge was confronted with language in the legislature's bill that had been ruled constitutional in other federal court cases. Read More
Virginia lawmakers vote to become pivotal 38th state to ratify ERA
The legislature in Virginia just voted to become the pivotal state ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment. Proponents in Wake County want North Carolina to also ratify. Read More
Prudence needed on Voter ID
Prudence has been sadly lacking on the issue of voter identification. It’s roiled North Carolina politics for years. It needn’t have. Read More
Arguing about assassinations with a Fort Bragg major
The recent assassination of an Iranian General reminded D. G. Martin about when he was a young Lieutenant and there was talk about taking out Fidel Castro. Read More
Selective tax beaks are unwise
Tax incentives were created to help the poor parts of the state, not counties already doing well. But just the opposite has been the reality. Read More
NC Voters Since 2016: Younger, More Diverse, Much More Unaffiliated
Since 2016, over 1.3 million new voters have registered in North Carolina and over 60 percent of new voters are under the age of 40. Read More
Democrats start with strong chance to make further gains, GOP likely to retain Majority
The staff of the Civitas Institute analyzes legislative seats for the 2020 election cycle Read More
The Right abandons traditional conservatism for values and policies it once rejected
Concepts of conservatism from the party of Lincoln have been jettisoned. Read More
Impeachment polls
Carter Wrenn says his investigation shows some polls say yes, other polls say no to impeachment and removal of the President. A Fox News poll was surprising. Read More
Busing isn't making a comeback
Most parents agree with the concept of racial diversity in schools, but not if it means their child has to travel long distances to school. Read More
OK Millennials
Boomers and the Silent Generation vote in higher percentages but Millennials are growing in number. How will they impact this year's elections? Read More
Air history was made in Raleigh on January 7th
Coming soon to your front yard will be the autonomous taxi, a drone that can carry people, packages or data. Read More
Here are 10 ideas for 2020
Will our governor and legislators take any consequential actions i 2020 or will they just stand pat? Read More
GOP Lawmakers want AG Stein to appeal voter ID order
Republican leaders in the General Assembly say time is running out for voter IDs to be used in 2020 election and want Attorney General Josh Stein to ask for a stay on a judge's decision. Read More
The struggle to repay student loans
Jenna Robinson with the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal reports that 65 percent of student loan borrowers report having less than $1,000 in their bank account and spend a significant amount of their monthly budges on debt repayment. Read More
2019 Year in Review of NC's Registered voters
All but two of North Carolina's 100 counties saw increases in the number of registered voters in 2019. Michael Bitzer breaks down the data of the 273,000 new voters. Read More
DEQ, Duke Energy, community groups strike deal on largest coal ash cleanup in US
Lisa Sorg, with NC Policy Watch, reports about a historic settlement Duke Energy has agree to remove coal ash from unlined pits at six locations. Read More
Celebrate 2020 with (another) state tax cut
North Carolina is one of five states to make notable changes to their tax base in 2020. Read More
2020 predictions
Thomas Mills writes in Politics NC that the 2020 presidential election will be loud and nasty. How will they affect other contests in our state? Read More
Government incentives still aren't creating jobs
A WRAL study of the years from 2009 to 2016 questions whether the economic development grants given actually produced the results promised. Read More
