NC Spin Articles


ACT scores - Not a pretty picture

The ability to succeed in higher education – as defined by college readiness – has been one of the stated goals of the State Board of Education for every student in North Carolina. Beginning in...    Read More

October 27, 2016

Pat McCrory's trouble with coal ash

The latest revelations in court depositions about Gov. Pat McCrory’s role in weakening warnings about the safety of drinking water near leaking coal ash pits have prompted news headlines about a war...    Read More

by Chris Fitzsimon   |   October 27, 2016


Democrats leading in early voting

PPP's newest North Carolina poll finds that Democrats are running up large leads already during early voting. Among those who say they've already voted, 63% say they cast their ballots for Hillary...    Read More

October 27, 2016

What my patients say about Obamacare

As a private practice doctor, I usually try to steer clear of discussing politics with my patients. It’s simply too divisive of a topic, and in order to be effective at my job, I have to build bonds...    Read More

October 27, 2016



No harm from HB2? That's just re-election talk

Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, October 27, 2016. John Skvarla says there's no evidence House Bill 2 has done any damage to the state's economy. "It hasn't moved the needle one iota," the state...    Read More

October 27, 2016




State elections aren't about gridlock

After Republicans won their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010, and particularly after they won the U.S. Senate in 2014, the nation’s capital became a place of active inaction...    Read More

by John Hood   |   October 27, 2016