Time to Step Up
Newly elected Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and the newly reelected Republican legislature may have an ambitious agenda for dramatically cutting taxes or adding new programs to the state budget. But... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Time for an overdue pardon
Beverly Perdue is the duly elected Governor of North Carolina for almost another three weeks regardless of the difficulty Republican legislative leaders seem to be having coming to grips with that... Read More
McCrory Makes Three Important Appointments
Governor-elect Pat McCrory demonstrated a business-like approach to taking the reins of government in the naming of three key appointments. McCrory said he told his transition team they needed to... Read More
Who should be the NC SPIN Tar Heel of the Year?
In our final program of the year we name a person as the NC SPIN Tar Heel of the Year. Tell us who you think should win this award and why (in 150 words or less). The only criteria is that the winner... Read More
Our Unemployment Debt
The report by the legislature’s Revenue Laws Study Commission is troublesome on several fronts – mostly because doesn’t solve the long-term problem. We incurred this 2.4 billion dollar debt for... Read More
Here Comes Pat
With Pat McCrory not yet inaugurated as the next governor of North Carolina, there is already a conventional wisdom about his administration – that he will have to choose “which Pat” will move... Read More
A bold and visionary decision, especially in these times
The supporters of the proposal approved by the Council of State Tuesday to turn the Dorothea Dix property into a destination park for the City of Raleigh call the plan bold and visionary, a big idea... Read More
North Carolina Political Ping Pong
It's not even January and the rapid topic switching among the GOP Triple Threat (NC General Assembly, Governor-Elect) is moving like a game of ping pong. Governor-Elect wants to be sworn in early but... Read More
What's fix for N.C. jobless benefits crisis? - Harry Payne
What's fix for N.C. jobless benefits crisis? Be very afraid of lawmakers’ plan for unemployment insurance By Harry Payne Special to the Observer Originally Posted via Charlotte Observer: Tuesday... Read More
What's fix for N.C. jobless benefits crisis? - Lew Ebert
What's fix for N.C. jobless benefits crisis? N.C. Chamber urges ‘comprehensive solution’ to create solvent system By Lew Ebert Special to the Charlotte Observer Originally Posted via Charlotte... Read More
