A thaw in frozen wages for state workers
Government workers across the U.S. are expected to get raises this year, many of them for the first time since the Great Recession spurred states to freeze wages, furlough employees and slash... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Why last year's tax cuts are giving rise to big problems
It is increasingly clear that the changes to state law in the tax plan enacted last year by the North Carolina General Assembly and Governor McCrory are setting the stage for big problems this year... Read More
Remembering Keith Crisco: An intersection of business, politics and public service
by Brad Crone, Campaign Connections and NC SPIN panelist, May 13, 2014. It was early August 1983 when I first met Keith Crisco. He was an up and coming executive at Stedman Industries in Asheboro. I... Read More
Judge rightly lets environmental groups in on coal ash case
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, May 12, 2014. Cheers to Superior Court Judge Paul Ridgeway, whose ruling last week will allow environmental groups to have access to documents from Duke Energy and... Read More
Money for movies
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, May 13, 2014. Wilshire Boulevard, meet Tobacco Road. Such big-screen blockbusters as “Iron Man 3,” “The Hunger Games,” “Forrest Gump” and “The Hunt... Read More
Cooper says SBI needs independence
From Noelle Talley, Public Information Officer, Attorney General Roy Cooper, May 12, 2014 The following fact sheet outlines the reasons why Attorney General Roy Cooper opposes the move of the SBI to... Read More
NC families demand vouchers with loud and clear voices
When thinking about the legislatively passed but court suspended Opportunity Scholarship Program, a biblical passage comes to mind. It relates to a prophet who strains to hear the voice of God. After... Read More
Senator Hagan defends her stance on the ACA
Editorial by News and Observer, May 12, 2014. Thom Tillis, speaker of the North Carolina House, had figured during his successful pursuit of the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate that he would... Read More
Duke and the Governor
In the wake of Duke Energy’s massive coal ash spill into the Dan River, Gov. Pat McCrory’s office announced that the governor has sold his stock in the utility where he worked for nearly 30 years... Read More
Crisco remembered as one of North Carolina's giants
by Craig Jarvis, News and Observer, May 12, 2014. Keith Crisco, who rose from farm boy to state Commerce secretary and wealthy textile executive, died after an accident in his home on Monday – the... Read More
