North Carolina's greatest scandal continues
by Rob Schofield, NC Policy Watch, October 10, 2017. UNC center’s latest report on poverty provides powerful reminder of the communities and individuals being left behind When you consider the... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Board of Governors' conservative new road map worrisome
A new UNC Board of Governors Task Force began what members called the “massive” job of analyzing UNC President Margaret Spellings’ administrative staff Monday. The effort is so far long on... Read More
Congress needs to act: The health insurance tax must be delayed
by Dale Folwell, Treasurer of North Carolina, printed in Jacksonville Daily News, October 10, 2017. The North Carolina Department of State Treasurer (DST) touches the lives of one in ten North... Read More
Elections don't make for better judges
Editorial by Asheville Citizen-Times, October 10, 2017. North Carolina’s system of selecting trial judges needs to be reformed, but not in the way some legislators want. The state has two parallel... Read More
Leftists still getting it wrong on taxes
A well-educated, highly productive workforce, access to markets and suppliers, sound infrastructure, and a high quality of life for employees are more important to corporate leaders than state... Read More
Republicans make another power grab - judicial seats
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, October 10, 2017. North Carolina Republicans gerrymandered their way into a hammer-lock on the state legislature, which they will control indefinitely, barring... Read More
Aquarium? How about pork barrel
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, October 13, 2017. A brand new state run aquarium in Pender County -- barely 30 miles as the crow flies from the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher -- probably doesn’t... Read More
Republicans abandon conservative principles in public notices vote
Editorial by Wilson Daily Times, October 10, 2017. Businesses whose survival depends on adapting to market conditions are more innovative, more nimble - and thus more effective - than government when... Read More
Drinking water safety at stake in latest special session
Here we go again. Another special session of the General Assembly begins Wednesday at noon and no one other than a handful of legislative leaders is exactly sure what lawmakers will be discussing... Read More
Voters compare imperfect options
Most North Carolina voters, regardless of registration, cast their ballots consistently for either Democrats or Republicans. And the swing voters who often determine electoral outcomes tend to cast... Read More
