Another chance
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, May 27, 2014. When do kids become adults in the eyes of the law? Last week, the N.C. House of Representatives decided it wants to rewrite the answer. It passed and... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Deciding "essential" services
No one expects Republicans and Democrats to agree on things, but the gulf in their assessments of the state’s finances must be baffling North Carolina taxpayers. Republicans say there’s a budget... Read More
Rural NC sites become dumping grounds for unwanted coal ash
Years before the accidental coal ash spill into the Dan River in February, the waste was being dumped into creeks, wetlands and vacant fields across the state. Scores of private ash sites were... Read More
NC's unemployment policy: Get a job
North Carolina’s Republican-sponsored race to the bottom is nearing another milestone. Come July 6, anyone who applies for unemployment benefits will be able to collect for a maximum of only... Read More
Remember sacrifices of our warriors
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, May 26, 2014. Last week, William “Kyle” Carpenter got the news that he would receive the Medal of Honor next month for his valor on the field in Afghanistan... Read More
Can grey become green in rural areas?
by Mike Walden, William Neal Reynolds professor of Economics at NC State, published in Durham Herald-Sun, May 24, 2014. Retired people are on the move. They’re going to resorts, towns and cities... Read More
The tax cut hole
No matter how many ways Governor Pat McCrory and legislative leaders try to deny it, the main reason they are struggling to find enough money to give teachers and state workers a meaningful raise next... Read More
Honor fallen and veterans
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, May 24, 2014. Memorial Day is dedicated to remembering and honoring those brave men and women who have fought to preserve American freedoms, and in doing so... Read More
Don't let companies wreck state's auto insurance system
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, May 24, 2014. North Carolina's auto insurance system is not broken, and consumers should be wary of the "fix" prescribed by a coalition of insurers seeking to change... Read More
Faulty NC medical examiner system needs a fix, legislators say
Gov. Pat McCrory and lawmakers are promising a review of North Carolina’s troubled medical examiner system following an Observer series showing that examiners conducted thousands of faulty... Read More
