Languishing in the throes of obesity
North Carolina is blessed with majestic mountains, expansive beaches, meandering rivers and streams and a year-around climate that begs our residents to go outside and play. We boast municipal, state... Read More
NC Spin Articles
GOP Tax plan nothing but a pretty piggy
Editorial By News and Observer, July 16, 2013. You can put lipstick on a pig, it’s said, but it’s still just a pig. In ballyhooing a tax “reform” agreement that seems more a desperate attempt... Read More
NC GOP: Thank You New York Times
On July 9, the New York Times editorial page portentously announced “The Decline of North Carolina.” The editors warned that ever since last November, when Republicans won the governor’s... Read More
Docs to Legislators: Get Out of Our Exam Rooms
North Carolina is yet another example of legislators wanting to play doctor, telling real doctors how to practice medicine and how to care for our patients. Medical decisions must be based on... Read More
Tax Reform: Dull Ax or Sharp Knife?
In order to revise our tax system, the Senate proposal used a dull ax. The House/Governor/Final version used a sharp knife. The Senate proposal was wholesale and the House/Governor/Final version is... Read More
We won't know Tax Reform's Impact until 2016
One of the most contentious sessions of the General Assembly can now end within the next two weeks with the passage of a tax bill. Some will continue to hold their breath until the Senate gets the... Read More
Malicious Magic
The other day Thomas Edsall of the New York Times reported that a terrible thing has happened. Since the Voting Rights Act passed, the number of Black state legislators has grown from fewer than... Read More
Tax Reform a Bad Deal
This is a bad deal for North Carolinians. What the Governor and Legislature agreed on won’t support job creation and it will drain resources needed to bolster our economy. It puts at risk the... Read More
Tax Reform a Good Compromise
The tax reform package is a good compromise and a good first step in overhauling the out-dated tax code in North Carolina. It is very easy and popular to promise tax reform on the campaign trail... Read More
2013 Tax Reform - Before and After
Well, they did what previous General Assemblies and governors have tried for decades and have never been able to do until now – reform North Carolina’s outdated, cumbersome and complicated tax... Read More
