Where's the compassion?
The Rev. Mike Aiken, letter to Greensboro News and Record, August 12, 2013. In my nearly 40 years of ministry with the poor, I’ve never seen a more desperate time for those in need! If the Great... Read More
NC Spin Articles
North Carolinians Oppose Voter Bill
PPP's newest North Carolina poll, conducted over the weekend, finds that only 39% of voters in the state support the voting/elections law to 50% who are opposed to it. It's true that voter ID on its... Read More
Top NC Republican: State Schools Superintendent ‘Should Stick To Her Own Knitting’
BY ANNIE-ROSE STRASSER, Think Progress blogsite, AUGUST 13, 2013. June Atkinson is the superintendent of public instruction for North Carolina. But when it comes to how the state tests children, the... Read More
A budget of poor choices that threatens the state’s future
Bt Chris Fitzsimon, NC Policy Watch and NC SPIN panelist, August 13, 2013. One way to predict how North Carolina will fare in the future is to look at how much lawmakers are willing to continue the... Read More
Votes and power
Let’s be honest: The voter ID law that Governor McCrory signed is about political power, not fraud. A letter-writer to the N&O got it right where the Governor got it wrong. McCrory said: “Common... Read More
With 50 Days to Enrollment, a Focus on 10 States
Obamacare’s new health insurance exchanges are scheduled to open for business Oct. 1. But a recent survey shows that nearly 80 percent of those who stand to benefit have no idea what an exchange is... Read More
NC joins most states on election laws. Relax.
You’ve heard it from the left. You’ve heard it from the press. It’s all over the internet. Disenfranchised voters. The Voter Suppression Act. One of the nation’s most restrictive voter id... Read More
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We want ncspin.com and NC SPIN on Facebook to be centers for productive and healthy dialogue about public policy issues and have high expectations of those participating in the debate. There have been... Read More
Atkinson says test scores will drop
Public schools’ standardized test scores will drop this year, June Atkinson, state superintendent of public instruction, said Monday. Last week, the state Department of Public Instruction announced... Read More
SCSJ files federal lawsuit challenging NC Voter Suppression Law
The Southern Coalition for Social Justice, American Civil Liberties Union, and ACLU of North Carolina Legal Foundation today filed a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s voter suppression law signed... Read More
