Warnings from Illinois
Columnist George Will highlights just how dire the fiscal circumstances are for the state of Illinois, which underscores the importance of that state’s gubernatorial race this year. Republican Gov... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Is another transportation transformation ahead?
by Dr. Mike Walden, NCSU Professor of Economics, November 22, 2017. It’s commonly thought we are now living in the greatest time period of change. Technology is affecting how we live, work and... Read More
Road leads back to public TV
I could always hear John McLaughlin long before I could see him. The larger-than-life former Jesuit priest, Nixon speechwriter, and host of the “McLaughlin Group” public-television show from... Read More
Medicaid program staying under budget as switch to managed care looms
The once-floundering state Medicaid system stay within its budget for the fourth consecutive year. Meanwhile, a planned switch to managed care is getting positive reviews from federal regulators... Read More
Cooper to attend dark money group's year-end event
A dark money group with ties to Gov. Roy Cooper's campaign apparatus will gather again next month for a fundraiser starring the governor as a special guest, according to an invitation forwarded to... Read More
Let the president run the university
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, November 14, 2017. The UNC Board of Governors usually makes news only when it hires or fires the system’s president. We hope that’s not about to happen. Yet... Read More
As opioid crisis worsens, NC lawmakers dither
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, November 15, 2017. Members of a General Assembly oversight committee this week got what we hope they found a frightening overview of this state’s opioid-abuse... Read More
NC residents agree on proposals to reduce gun violence
High Point University Poll, November 14, 2017. A High Point University Poll finds that North Carolinians are split over which is more important – protecting the constitutional right to own guns or... Read More
One in three North Carolinians impacted by Opioid crisis
About one in three in North Carolina say they have been personally impacted by the opioid addiction crisis or they have someone close to them who has been, the most recent Elon University Poll has... Read More
What municipal election results say about North Carolina
An unusually contentious season of municipal elections has come to an end, and 2018 races for legislature and Congress are already well under way in North Carolina. Nationally, Election Day 2017 is... Read More
