NC Spin Articles

Leftists still getting it wrong on taxes

A well-educated, highly productive workforce, access to markets and suppliers, sound infrastructure, and a high quality of life for employees are more important to corporate leaders than state...    Read More

October 13, 2017


Aquarium? How about pork barrel

Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, October 13, 2017. A brand new state run aquarium in Pender County -- barely 30 miles as the crow flies from the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher -- probably doesn’t...    Read More

October 13, 2017




Voters compare imperfect options

Most North Carolina voters, regardless of registration, cast their ballots consistently for either Democrats or Republicans. And the swing voters who often determine electoral outcomes tend to cast...    Read More

by John Hood   |   October 6, 2017



Time for fireworks in Raleigh - again

Democrats who represent Buncombe County in the North Carolina General Assembly say it was difficult to convince the legislature's Republican majority to pass many of their bills. Republican Sen. Chuck...    Read More

October 6, 2017



Property rights have economic payoff

When North Carolina is competing with other states and nations for investment, business startups and expansions, and high-value professionals, we start out with some important advantages. Our tax code...    Read More

by John Hood   |   September 29, 2017