NC Spin Articles


The General Assembly needs a to-do list

The General Assembly reconvenes Friday for another special session, primarily designated for redistricting business. There will be proposed legislative maps, public hearings, lots of debate and, I...    Read More

by Becki Gray   |   August 19, 2017



Plastic bag ban should go

My family and I just spent a week at the beach — and found our big stack of reusable grocery and retail bags to be rather handy. If you’ve ever taken a crowd to and from the beach, particularly if...    Read More

by John Hood   |   August 18, 2017


There they go again

When confronted by his opponent espousing well worn phrases, President Ronald Reagan would repeatedly say to President Jimmy Carter, “There he goes again.”  His timing was impeccable likely from...    Read More

August 18, 2017


What explains rising college costs?

by Dr. Mike Walden, NCSU professor of economics, August 18, 2017. It’s the beginning of a new academic year on college campuses. It’s my 40th as a faculty member at North Carolina State...    Read More

August 18, 2017


What's best for us

Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, August 16, 2017. Republican legislators in charge of court-ordered redistricting told us two things last week: They’ll do what’s best for themselves first and...    Read More

August 18, 2017


Safety, not politics

Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, August 17, 2017. Republicans in the N.C. Senate say they’re not satisfied with Gov. Roy Cooper’s explanations of how his administration has handled revelations...    Read More

August 18, 2017