Government for the benefit of the GOP
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, December 16, 2016. In the preamble of North Carolina’s Constitution, the authors listed the two reasons for its existence -- “the more certain security (of the... Read More
NC Spin Articles
What will happen to the economy in 2017?
by Mike Walden, NC State Professor of Economics, December 9, 2017. I often begin my economic outlook presentations with the following joke: Professional economists are frequently called upon to make... Read More
Election data shows widening of NC's urban-rual divide
Now that the dust has finally settled on North Carolina’s elections, some preliminary analyses can be conducted on the voting patterns in the state, which experienced a 2-to-1 split in the big three... Read More
'Nice guy' Pat McCrory finally reappears
by Paul O'Connor, Capitol Press Association, published in Salisbury Post, December 15, 2016. North Carolina’s most popular politician reappeared last week, almost four years after disappearing from... Read More
Duke denies it will build a coal ash landfill at Lee, even though permitted
The line is easy to miss. On Page 2 of a highly technical 53-page document involving Duke Energy’s H.F. Lee plant, are four words: “new lined ash landfill.” Those four words, inserted in a... Read More
Not enough glory
There were a lot of folks patting themselves on the back in the newspaper the other morning: The head of the LGBT Human Rights Committee sat down with the editors of the News and Observer and told... Read More
The politics of power grabs
After the sweep of yesterday’s special legislative session to weaken Governor-elect Roy Cooper’s hand, everybody needs to take a breath. Certainly, the GOP is doing a lot bad stuff from the... Read More
Legislators' breathtaking dis of voters
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, December 15, 2016. It’s both breathtaking and hardly surprising. With a scope never before seen in North Carolina politics – and with an all-too-familiar... Read More
GOP turns special session into an attack on Cooper
Editorial by The Fayetteville Observer, December 16, 2016. Unfortunately, state legislators are up to shenanigans again. After passing a bipartisan bill Wednesday that will provide much-needed... Read More
Just say no, governor
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, December 16, 2016. Gov. Pat McCrory will make his final days in office his best if he protects that office from an attempted legislative assault. When on Dec. 5 he... Read More
