Obamacare: A new ballgame
Just as ObamaCare divides the nation politically, it divides Democrats strategically. Does it spell disaster in November, or can we score points with it? The President took the ball to the basket... Read More
NC Spin Articles
More questions about ethics and economic development nonprofit
There are still many questions about Governor Pat McCrory’s plan to turn over the state’s economic development efforts to a private nonprofit, a strategy that has caused numerous problems in other... Read More
Too much voting
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, April 4, 2014. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people voted in North Carolina and another state in 2012. Or maybe they didn’t. Wednesday’s report by State... Read More
Business owners more optimistic
North Carolina business owners are more optimistic about their company’s prospects and are more likely to hire new employees than they were six months ago, according to a new survey from PNC... Read More
Unemployment rate masks 250,000 "missing workers"
North Carolina’s official unemployment rate only tells half of the story, according to a new report released today that finds a quarter-million working age North Carolinians are neither employed... Read More
NC loses 54 cents on the dollar on film incentives legislative staff say
North Carolina loses 54 cents for every dollar it allocates to the state film production credit, and the actual return on investment might be even worse, concluded a memorandum from the General... Read More
Ultimately court ruling won't matter much
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, April 3, 2014. The U.S. Supreme Court decision Wednesday striking down limits on total campaign contributions by individuals elicited strong disapproval from a host... Read More
Accountability in education
It’s not like it is difficult to find startling hypocrisy in what passes for public policy debates these days, but the battle over public education seems especially rife with maddening examples... Read More
The Jury is still out on voter fraud claims
Editorial by News and Observer, April 3, 2014. North Carolina’s Republican legislative leaders want to call one election before all the votes are in. They say that state elections officials, having... Read More
Retired UNC professors urge faculty to confront academic scandal
More than 30 retired faculty are challenging their colleagues at UNC-Chapel Hill to seek answers from the administration about how a long-running academic fraud began and continued to run unchecked... Read More
