Raise teacher pay the right way
Teaching typically pays less, yes, but teaching also offers offsetting benefits as health plans, retirement accounts, more time off during holidays and summers, and, frankly, more rewarding work. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Decorum? What decorum?
Yeah, Democrats lost the 2024 presidential election, but that doesn’t mean Democrats will lose the 2026 midterms, unless they’re already thinking and acting like losers. Read More
NC Senate’s new energy bill provides needed reform to protect ratepayers
The new law is necessary because the discretion given to the NC Utilities Commission by the General Assembly in 2021 was abused. Read More
Education Governor
We have an education governor. Now we need an education General Assembly. Read More
Why is the "R" word back?
With all this somewhat apprehensive news, is a recession a “sure thing” in 2025? Read More
Vouchers: Racist legacy, help the wealthy, hurt rural
Public dollars belong in public schools that serve all students and unite our communities. Public schools do the public good. Read More
March 2025 — Majority of NC voters want a state DOGE
Even though the plurality of those polled had an unfavorable view of the federal DOGE, 52 percent favored created a North Carolina DOGE. Read More
42 former NC election leaders: How chaos will ensue if Griffin prevails in court race
From the perspective of many who were responsible for administering North Carolina election laws for decades, the laws were obeyed and votes should not be discarded. Read More
Institute fosters stronger public leadership
A new name but with the same purpose to train prospective public leaders. Read More
Now is the time to go numb
With unprecedented aggression, Republicans moved to strip Governor-Elect Roy Cooper of most of his powers after he defeated disgraced one-term Governor Pat McCrory in 2016. They followed up on this authoritarianism repeatedly, attempting to abolish any authority that the governor wielded in state government. Read More
