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
NC Spin Articles
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
Guidelines for NC SPIN Comments
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
How Raleigh’s Republicans Forgot the Working Class
At the beginning of North Carolina’s latest General Assembly, Republican lawmakers began pushing a legislative agenda that sparked months of “Moral Monday” demonstrations and heated attacks... Read More
What the voting law does
Editorial by News and Observer, August 12, 2013. The state’s new election law changes when people can vote and how they can vote. It also changes campaign financing and disclosure laws. Here are... Read More
UNC system President Ross says no to tuition increases for next year
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, August 12, 2013. As they prepare for the impending start of the fall semester, state university students and their parents should be relieved to know they won’t... Read More
Watt deserves a vote
Editorial by Greensboror News and Record, August 10, 2013. President Barack Obama gave a push Tuesday for the man he selected to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency. “Months ago, I nominated a... Read More
