Don't let the Democratic Party leave me
I didn’t leave the Democratic Party, it left me.” This declaration is not new. I heard it over and over again back in the early 1980s when old-line conservative Democrats, still smarting from... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Are there "best" ways for using debt?
by Dr. Mike Walden, NCSU Professor of Economics, March 13, 2019. Two news items motivated me to write this week’s column about debt. One is a debate in the North Carolina General Assembly over... Read More
Conservatives should favor redistricting reform
In the twilight of his political career, Ronald Reagan made the media rounds to discuss his administration, legacy, and unfinished business. During several of these interviews, Reagan went out of his... Read More
Tillis changes his mind and votes for the Presidential emergency
by Tom Campbell, producer and moderator of NC SPIN, March 14, 2019. North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis had said, on several occasions, that he would for against the emergency declared by President... Read More
CORRECTION
NC SPIN published a story titled "Appeals court rules legislature can change retiree health plan terms" and attributed authorship of that piece to Becki Gray. The story was actually authored by Dan... Read More
Don't backslide on teacher pay
In any human enterprise as complex, varied, and challenging as education, we shouldn’t expect a great deal of consensus, much less unanimity. Politicians, educators, parents, and citizens debate... Read More
New partnership to test models that could bring rural broadband Internet
by Lisa Crawley and Marnita Harris, March 6, 2019. North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives and RiverStreet Networks today announce a partnership to enable the expansion of high-speed internet access... Read More
Arguments against fixing broken ABC system are old and tired
A week or so ago, a group of people who don’t like the idea of people drinking liquor got together to denounce efforts to privatize the state monopoly on alcohol sales, storage, and distribution... Read More
Appeals court rules legislature can change retiree health plan terms
Editor's note: This story was originally published with an incorrect author. It is reprinted with the correct attribution for the author. We apologize for the error. by Dan Way, Carolina Journal... Read More
Tillis' bet on the national emergency
Last week, Sen. Thom Tillis announced that he would vote for the resolution rejecting Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency.Tillis said in an op-ed in the Washington Post that he... Read More
