How different are local economies
The McKinsey Global Institute has released a report of 300 cities and 300 counties in our country. Their analysis of North Carolina cities is very interesting. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Legislative hypocrisy on "pork" (and we're not talking about hog farms.
530 separate items contained in the budget sent by lawmakers to Gov. Cooper last month that would direct a total $383 million to local projects over the next two fiscal years. And guess who benefits the most? Read More
State censorship poses greatest risk
However diseased our body politic may be at the moment, there is no cure to be found in de jure or de facto censorship. Read More
‘NC Spin’ has been critical of UNC’s Board of Governors. Now UNC-TV is pulling the plug.
Brooke Cain writes in the News and Observer that UNC-TV's failure to renew NC SPIN for 2020 might be a result of criticism of the UNC Board of Governors. Read More
Governing isn't just poll-taking
Do we have government-by-poll? Part of the problem with polls is that we don't all hear the same words the same way. Read More
The Southern path to a Democratic win in 2020
Public Policy Polling reports that Georgia and North Carolina combined have only voted Democratic for President once in the past 27 years, but might be a backup plan for victory by Democrats in 2020. Read More
Dear Senator Berger and Speaker Moore: Please watch this video
It's all but certain that neither Senator Berger nor Speaker Moore will take the time to listen to Ms. Lyn Carver, but if they did it is hard to imagine they would say she was unworthy of Medicaid health insurance. Read More
Voter certification process ongoing at State Board of Elections
Recent revelations of hacking into voting machines, coupled with questions regarding ownership of companies providing the equipment make it imperative that North Carolina thoroughly review and choose companies that will protect voter privacy. Read More
Official data understate growth rate
Our news diet contains far more pessimism than it should. In most ways most of the time things have been getting better, not worse. Read More
How to resolve the budget impasse
The new state budget was due to take force July 1 but there is a budget impasse between the legislature and the governor. There is a path out of this thicket, but it will require both sides to change course a bit. Read More
