Was Apple’s choice of Austin, Texas, over the Research Triangle for its new, $1 billion campus a win or a loss for North Carolina? The answer isn’t as obvious as local boosters would have you... Read More
The end of the year is near, and as we reflect on the biggest news, it’s also important to highlight what stories were near and dear to our heart. There were two meaningful stories that I covered... Read More
by Mike Walden, NCSU Professor of Economics, December 21, 2018. It’s that time of year when economists are looked to as fortune-tellers. The fortune, in this case, is our collective well-being tied... Read More
One of my favorite things about the holiday season is the arrival of “The World Almanac and Book of Facts.” Its thousand pages of fine print are a valuable resource. But there is a problem. When I... Read More
I know that environmental activists don’t want to hear this, but a core component of their preferred strategy for combatting global warming — substantially raising the price of fossil fuels... Read More
by Brad Crone, Communications consultant and NC SPIN panelist, December 24, 2018. In 1978, the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office was located in the southwest corner of the old courthouse. There were... Read More
by Tom Campbell, Producer and Moderator of NC SPIN, December 24, 2018. He was the most irreverent and profane newsmen I ever worked with…and he was proud of both. Dave Boliek, died Monday in... Read More
There has always been a robust political debate between advocates of free trade and advocates of manipulating the terms of trade to protect special interests. But the partisan affiliations of these... Read More
North Carolina’s population grew to an estimated 10.4 million people as of July 1, 2018, according to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. From July 1, 2017 to July 1, 2018, the state’s... Read More
House Bill 1029, which is currently sitting on Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk, would make all State Board of Elections investigations confidential, effectively shutting the door to any public scrutiny... Read More
