High stakes game
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, December 10, 2013. Kevin Baker said it best: A Boeing aircraft manufacturing facility “is exactly what we’re preparing the airport to be ready for.” The... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Only hope for NC Democrats is redistricting reform
We recently received a request from state Rep. Paul Luebke for a contribution to the Democratic “2014 plan” to oust Republicans from control of the General Assembly. Because I have known and... Read More
Skeptical young Americans not falling into line with Obamacare
Liberals have decided that it is safe to feel optimistic about Obamacare again. Not, mind you, because the website’s flaws have all been wiped away, or because the pace of enrollment is where the... Read More
McCrory, Tata cast false blame for Bonner Bridge closing
Editorial by News and Observer, December 10, 2013. It is symbolic of the tone and tactics of Gov. Pat McCrory’s administration that it would take a divisive approach to building bridges. The... Read More
Medicaid claims system had more than 3,200 defects
The state audit released Monday put a number to all the problems with a new Medicaid claims system that has frustrated hospitals, doctors and other health care providers for months. NC Tracks has had... Read More
This Year’s Reforms Mark a Good Start
The year 2013 has seen significant reforms in North Carolina — to our tax system, job-killing regulations, transportation and infrastructure priorities, and education. The result will be substantive... Read More
Offshore drilling a 'when'
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, December 7, 2013. The question is no longer “if” North Carolina will see offshore oil and natural gas exploration but “when.” Citizens on both sides of... Read More
Online charters: Court rightly provides precious oversight time
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, December 8, 2013. The N.C. Court of Appeals has provided the General Assembly with precious time to fix an oversight in the state’s charter schools law... Read More
Voters call foul on political games
An Elon Poll released in late November revealed what many voters have already long known - people are fed up with politicians. Every major elected official polled by Elon had negative approval ratings... Read More
UNC Chapel Hill demographer sees megalopolis along I-85
Urban sprawl could take on a whole new meaning for the Triad and central North Carolina if projected housing and population growth patterns come to fruition by 2050. It could lead to -- if not make... Read More
