Pat McCrory campaigned for four years for Governor. As details of his administration emerge, it is interesting to look back at what he didn’t say on the campaign trail: Art Pope put together a... Read More
Just because it will take time is not a reason to avoid tackling the nation’s gun problem There is a distressing cycle in the national gun violence discussion that’s taking place in the aftermath... Read More
One of the biggest decisions facing the new General Assembly and Governor Pat McCrory this year is whether or not North Carolina will expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act and provide health... Read More
Many made significant contributions to our state in 2012 but NC SPIN awards our annual Tar Heel of the Year award posthumously to William C. Friday. Perhaps no other North Carolinian of has played a... Read More
I’m highly educated, very qualified. I don’t need training. I need a job.” That matter-of-fact statement stood out among dozens of comments addressed recently to a legislative committee looking... Read More
Politicians of all parties, at all levels of government, have been debating health care virtually nonstop since the early 1990s. If you’re tired of hearing about it, I have some bad news for you... Read More
In the aftermath of the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting, there has been a predictable uptick in public discussion of mental health care and treatment. In the wake of such a jarring tragedy, it is... Read More
Half my friends/family are convinced the world is going to Hell because Barack Obama was re-elected. The other half are equally convinced North Carolina is headed to the same place because Pat McCrory... Read More
I am a moderate Democrat on fiscal issues, leaning progressive on social issues. I did not attend a liberal Journalism School, rather I am a UNC Chapel Hill Economics major with an MPA (public policy... Read More
When Pat McCrory takes the oath of office January 5th, he won’t just become Governor of North Carolina; he will assume the role of the highest ranking official, at least in title and public housing... Read More
