Labor Day edition of NC SPIN
There's lots going on between the elections and Silent Sam. NC SPIN will talk about the latest this week, starting with whether or not there will be congressional elections this year. We ask whether... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Silent Sam must be restored
Politicians tell people what they want to hear. Leaders tell people what they need to hear, even if they don’t want to listen. I don’t envy the challenge faced by Gov. Roy Cooper and other... Read More
DMV - North Carolina's political graveyard
There is not a faster route to North Carolina’s political graveyard than an appointment to Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. Most Commissioners are predisposed to failure because they have no business... Read More
Desperate times for the right lead to desperate measures
To say that these are extraordinary political times for our state and nation is to put things rather mildly. Across the country, open, high-level conversations about the President of the United States... Read More
Putting the statue of decency and good government back on a pedestal
My conservative "NC Spin" colleague, columnist John Hood, is thoroughly ticked about Silent Sam, the Confederate statue that demonstrators effectively mugged on August 20th, being brought down by... Read More
Isn't it about time to: Get serious about drop-outs?
Part of the mission for our Public Schools is, "TO GRADUATE GOOD CITIZENS." The 2017-2018 public school year is over in North Carolina. About 9,000 high school students... Read More
State won't retreat on school choice
As elementary and secondary schools open their doors across North Carolina for the 2018-19 academic year, the cumulative effects of some 20 years of school-choice initiatives are impossible to miss... Read More
House passes revised wording for constitutional amendments
Legislative leaders have revised the wording on two proposed constitutional amendments after a three-judge panel ruled that unless the wording was changed or an appeal reversed their decision the two... Read More
Constitutional amendment re-write
Following the three judge panel ruling that the General Assembly could either take the two amendments in question off the ballot or re-write them, the General Assembly is coming back tomorrow (Friday... Read More
Time to forget our ABCs
In the aftermath of a scathing report from State Auditor Beth Wood about mismanagement in North Carolina’s Alcoholic Beverage Control warehouse, some state lawmakers are renewing calls to end the... Read More
