Carolina job growth beats national trend
Year-to-year, our state’s job-growth rate was just 1%. Read More
NC Spin Articles
NC groups launch campaign to defeat two tax amendments on November ballot
The proposals would restrict the ability of state and local governments to raise revenue as North Carolina grows and costs increase. Read More
What I saw inside the Durham County Board of Elections
You should feel good about North Carolina having clean elections, free of widespread corruption or any real risk of elections being stolen. Read More
The surge in unaffiliated voters continues
Since mid-July Democrats increased their registration by 668 voters and Republicans by 198, while 3,735 registered unaffiliated. Read More
Bad optics and bad politics with fisheries decision
Despite abundant resources and virtually unlimited power, the NCDOJ apparently couldn’t be bothered to muster even so much as a minimal defense. Read More
Those things undone
Careful thought and prayerful reflection are needed when large change is considered. Is there evidence that anybody in the administration is capable of that? Read More
Community colleges merit funding priority
North Carolina state and local governments appropriated an average of $7,836 per full-time-equivalent student to North Carolina’s community colleges, lower than in all but nine other states. Read More
What lies from Michael Whatley
Before you cast your extremely valuable ballot for any candidate, please do a little homework on who they are, what policies they support and don’t support, and if telling the truth is something they seem to have a problem with. Read More
NC has a gambling problem, and it is taking a toll on families
North Carolina needs to create new frictions in the betting process to better protect household economic security and family well-being. Read More
Who’s kidding who? Conservative election law hypocrisy sinks to new depths
North Carolina Republicans are more than happy to preach about (and pass new laws supposedly grounded in) a commitment to election integrity, even as they cut every corner and hide behind every conceivable loophole when it comes to the rules governing their own campaigns. Read More
