The growing fringe inside the GOP
f you want to understand the troubling state of the current political debate in North Carolina, the recent Ashe County Republican Party Convention is a good place to start. The Jefferson Post reports... Read More
NC Spin Articles
As a state and a nation, we must invest more in transportation networks
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, March 26, 2014. Yet another study has concluded that roads and bridges in the Tar Heel State are crumbling and traffic congestion is costing residents time and money... Read More
Feds must get to the truth on regulators and Duke Energy
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, March 26, 2014. Environmentalists and citizens concerned about pollution of the state’s rivers got some good news last week in an ongoing story that is quickly... Read More
Spanning Burr's political world
Expect a runoff this summer to decide which Republican candidate goes on to face incumbent U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.). And expect that candidate to be Mecklenburg Republican Thom Tillis, the... Read More
The missing word in Charlotte Mayor news story
Guess which word is missing from a 1,500-word Charlotte Observer story about the arrest of the mayor on federal corruption charges? Here's the beginning: Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon was arrested... Read More
Federal transportation dollars could dry up this summer
North Carolina transportation improvement projects will stall if Congress fails to avert the expected bankruptcy this summer for the national Highway Trust Fund, Gov. Pat McCrory told state business... Read More
College athletes can unionize
In a stunning ruling that could revolutionize a college sports industry worth billions of dollars and have dramatic repercussions at schools coast to coast, a federal agency said Wednesday that... Read More
Did the man bite the dog in a progressive way?
There’s an old newsroom adage that if a dog bites a man, it’s not news, but if a man bites a dog, it is. For those who don’t understand this musty aphorism, it means that something being unusual... Read More
Medicaid shortfall smaller but still uncertain
State budget forecasters say the Medicaid program will likely face a smaller shortfall this year than last, but problems with computer systems and backlogs are making forecasting difficult. At a... Read More
Charlotte Mayor Cannon resigns after corruption arrest
Patrick Cannon, who rose from public housing to become mayor of North Carolina’s largest city, was arrested Wednesday by the FBI and accused of accepting tens of thousands of dollars in bribes... Read More
