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He leaned forward pouring over page after page of numbers, searching for a lodestar, then stopped: ‘Republicans are dropping. Democrats are dropping. Independents are going up. There’ll be more... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Transparency in health care prices would lower costs
Editorial by Wilson Daily Times, May 5, 2017. What if scheduling surgery was like a trip to the auto mechanic — before the first turn of the wrench, or in this case, the slice of a scalpel... Read More
Surplus money should go to education and the future
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, May 9, 2017. It’s budget season in North Carolina. Governments at every level, from the General Assembly to town councils in tiny rural towns, are trying to... Read More
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
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
