You're not from around here, are you?
There is a lot of political talk about how North Carolina is “broken,” but something must be going right because the Tar Heel State is one of the one of the nation’s hot spots. How hot? Only... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Big hikes in public salaries need a legislative fix
Editorial by News and Observer, November 24, 2013. Public employees gain secure jobs with a pension, health insurance and other benefits. They also usually give up higher pay and incentive bonuses... Read More
What makes Dean Smith tick
Dean Smith won 879 games, for many years college basketball’s winningest coach. He won two NCAA championships. He coached the 1976 Olympic team to a gold medal. He has numerous ACC regular season... Read More
Behind the curtain
Farmers are saying they’ve tried and tried but there’s no way on earth they can hire enough workers to pick the apples and cucumbers and sweet potatoes germinating in the fields so Congress had... Read More
Unemployment rate drops, but fewer N.C. residents are working than a year ago
North Carolina's unemployment rate fell to an even 8 percent in October, which makes for a positive headline. But there's a gloomier underside. Total employment, according to "smoothed seasonally... Read More
Elon Poll: People dislike Obamacare, disapprove of politicians
by Dr. Kenneth E. Fernandez and Dr. Jason A. Husser, Elon University, November 22, 2013. The Elon University Poll conducted a live-caller, dual frame (landline and cell phone) survey of... Read More
McCrory touts ALEC report on tax cuts
A new report by the American Legislative Exchange Council – a free-market advocacy group of corporate and political interests that drafts boilerplate legislation for states to enact – is giving a... Read More
Goodwin meets with Obama, says roll out "fumbled"
by John Frank, Under the Dome, News and Observer, November 22, 2013. Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin said it's "still too early to tell" if the federal health insurance law will stand as more... Read More
To fix the tax-reform bill, NC lawmakers must face the facts
Last week, North Carolina policymakers decided the tax-cut bill they passed just four months ago created enough confusion to require new legislation to clarify and “fix” it. The problem is their... Read More
Helping the poor is more complicated than just food
Is a biscuit the answer? That succinct question was posed in a recent News & Observer story about feeding hungry people on weekends at a downtown Raleigh park. A group has organized local churches for... Read More
