Older Hill aides shocked by Obamacare prices
Veteran House Democratic aides are sick over the insurance prices they’ll pay under Obamacare, and they’re scrambling to find a cure. “In a shock to the system, the older staff in my office... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Not a great week for McCrory
It hasn’t been a great week for Governor Pat McCrory. It started out well enough, with McCrory basking in the glow of generally favorable headlines after his weekend dog adoption event at the... Read More
Promise for schools
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, November 24, 2013. An Education Summit here last Tuesday brought forth a critical discussion about ideas for making public schools more successful. The most... Read More
Fracking getting too easy a welcome in North Carolina
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, November 21, 2013. A bipartisan team of state lawmakers and legislative staffers is visiting Arkansas this week to continue an investigation of the impact of... Read More
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
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
