Spill = one term for McCrory?
Without Duke Energy, Pat McCrory wouldn’t be Governor. Now, with Duke’s coal-ash spill, he may very well be a one-term Governor. Get some popcorn and get a comfortable chair, because this movie... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy or raises for teachers?
North Carolina still ranks 46th in the country in teacher pay according the latest rankings released this week by the National Education Association. And it looks it will be a while before that... Read More
Spare the cities
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, March 14, 2014. State legislators are at it again. They are considering a plan to restrict local governments’ authority to govern themselves. In the last few... Read More
Former DENR workers talk about coal ash, water quality and new directions
The editorial board and some newsroom folks met with three former employees of the NC Department of Environmental Resources to talk about the agency and its direction. Attending were George Matthis... Read More
Anti-tenue law punishes more than rewards
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, March 13, 2014. Lawmakers say some lousy teachers show little ability or inclination to educate but can't be removed from the classroom because of tenure contracts... Read More
The value of UNC
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, March 14, 2014. UNC-Chapel Hill ranks first in the country, again, on Kiplinger’s latest list of best college values. Four other UNC campuses are among the top... Read More
Food stamp backlog in N.C. still. Really?
OK, so North Carolina isn’t the only state having trouble getting people who qualify for food stamps the assistance they need in a timely fashion. A Wichita Business Journal story this week said... Read More
Obamacare is being repealed
Remember all the brouhaha from last fall’s Washington showdown and government shutdown? The dispute purportedly pitted Republicans intent on repealing Obamacare against the president and Democrats... Read More
Wos warns of next foodstamp deadline
by Laura Leslie, WRAL, March 12, 2014. Secretary of Health and Human Services Aldona Wos told lawmakers Wednesday that the state will have a difficult time meeting a key food stamp deadline March... Read More
North Carolinians want Duke Energy to pay for cleanup
PPP's monthly North Carolina poll finds overwhelming bipartisan agreement that Duke Energy- and not anyone else- should pay for the clean up from the recent coal ash spill. 79% think the company... Read More
