NC Spin Articles


New research on the impact of charter schools

Recently the respected web site Education Next highlighted a new study by Sarah Cordes of Temple University which looked at charter schools and their spillover effects on neighboring non-charter...    Read More

January 26, 2018



Medicaid work rules are needed

If government gives you a cash handout or a “free” service and you are capable of working, studying, or providing service to the community in exchange for your public assistance, should you be...    Read More

by John Hood   |   January 19, 2018


Raleigh makes the cut for Amazon HQ2

Amazon has narrowed its hunt for a second headquarters to 20 locations, concentrated among cities in the U.S. East and Midwest. Raleigh was among the 20 finalists, as was Toronto, keeping the company...    Read More

January 19, 2018



Monuments hold a protected place

Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, January 18, 2018. State law gives the N.C. Historical Commission the authority to accept or approve monuments, memorials and works of art. The 11 members...    Read More

January 19, 2018

Action and inaction

Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, January 17, 2018. There’s a good reason why former Greensboro Mayor Bill Knight doesn’t see his neighbor and state representative, Pricey Harrison, around that...    Read More

January 19, 2018


Work exemption may mean Medicaid expansion

Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, January 16, 2018. It was a surprising to see last week that North Carolina is one of the state’s seeking a federal exemption that would allow it to require...    Read More

January 19, 2018