Students too competitive?
Editorial by Salisbury Post, May 7, 2017 The competition among high school students for valedictorian and salutatorian should cool after new state grading standards are fully in effect. The change may... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Would tax cut be permanent?
by Paul O'Connor, The Insider, published in The Asheville Citizen-Times, May 9, 2017. It should come as no surprise to anyone that things are not always what they seem in politics. A state Senate... Read More
Senate passes $22.9 billion budget after 3 a.m. Friday
The Senate passed its $22.9 billion budget bill for the coming biennium in a Thursday evening vote and a final vote on Friday just after 3 a.m. The Thursday vote fell down along party lines in a... Read More
NC improves in teacher pay rankings
NEA’s Rankings & Estimates for 2016 and 2017 was released earlier today. According to the document, North Carolina’s average teacher salary for 2017 was $49,837, good for 35th place. In addition... Read More
Senate budget provides tax relief, keeps spending in check
The N.C. Senate’s $22.9 billion General Fund budget plan would allow taxpayers to keep more of their own money, while also showing greater restraint than the governor in dealing with state spending... Read More
Agency mergers can bring benefits
The past six years have brought significant change in North Carolina government and policy. Conservatives tend to like the budget restraint, tax cuts, school choice initiatives, and other reforms that... Read More
Swing voters are not all alike
Sports analogies are overused in political analysis, I admit. But for some purposes, there’s no better description than the example of two teams squaring off in a ball game. In North Carolina... Read More
A revealing turn in taking health care away from people
The battle in Washington over repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act has taken a revealing turn in the last few days with members of the North Carolina congressional delegation playing major... Read More
Hospitals ready to use political clout to oppose Certificate of Need repeal
The battle to preserve the state’s certificate-of-need laws is about to get personal. A newly formed political organization, connected with the North Carolina Hospital Association, seems poised to... Read More
Coach, polling offer good advice to our lawmakers
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, May 4, 2017. Roy Williams spoke truth to power Wednesday. We hope power was paying attention. Williams, the UNC-Chapel Hill basketball coach, brought his NCAA... Read More
