NC Spin Articles

Little-known Hagan just a cork in the ocean

by Rob Christensen, News and Observer, December 1, 2013. There is a reason that Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan should now be nervous about her re-election chances to the U.S. Senate and not just because...    Read More

December 1, 2013

The source of all McCrory's troubles?

Moderate voters in Charlotte and across the state are kicking themselves for supporting consensus-building “Mayor Pat” only to find that Gov. Pat McCrory can be quite different. But my interview...    Read More

December 1, 2013

Kennedy's cup of tea?

Thanks to Senator Bob Rucho for serving up a heaping holiday helping of hilarity: “JFK could have been the founder and leader of the Tea Party.”   Let’s let JFK answer himself. In the...    Read More

November 30, 2013


We just love to re-litigate law

If there's one thing at which we North Carolinians excel, it's beating ourselves up at our own expense. Either we're trotting off to court with ill-reasoned pleadings, or we're asking some judge to...    Read More

November 30, 2013

Information tax

Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, November 30, 2013. The McCrory administration is only running government like a business by charging for public records. So, perhaps residents also can expect...    Read More

November 30, 2013





College saving deduction will be missed

Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, November 28, 2013. About the only cost that seems to keep anywhere close to pace with rising health care expenses is college tuition. Students, parents and...    Read More

November 29, 2013


Legislature must safeguard pension system

Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, November 28, 2013. Four community college presidents and their boards have provided the General Assembly with a perfect example of why legislators can’t take...    Read More

November 29, 2013