Pence stumps for Trump in Raleigh
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence stumped for his running mate, Republican nominee Donald Trump, at a town hall meeting in Raleigh Thursday – extolling his team’s plan to repeal Obamacare, cut taxes and pay... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Raleigh desperately needs nonpartisan think tank
Attention millionaires and billionaires and anyone else with extra money who wants to spend it in a meaningful way in North Carolina. Raleigh desperately needs a nonpartisan, independent think tank to... Read More
State toxicologist assailed by McCrory administration has record of research
He’s testified against Dow Chemical. He’s faced down ExxonMobil. His testimony helped two farmworkers whose baby was born without arms or legs reach a settlement with Ag-Mart over pesticide... Read More
IBM CEO on HB2: "Our employees expected it."
by WRAL Techwire, August 5, 2016. IBM Chair and CEO Virginia Rometty says there's been no blowback from the tech giant's decision to speak out against North Carolina's HB2. In an interview with... Read More
The smell test
It’s an odd sort of logic: UNC-Chapel Hill lawyered up and made its case to the NCAA: It admitted it held phony classes that never met; it admitted football and basketball players were in the... Read More
McCrory goes full Trump
Pat McCrory is acting more and more like Donald Trump. Like Trump, he’s thin-skinned and sensitive. Like Trump, he personally and viciously attacks anybody who disagrees with him. And like Trump, he... Read More
For Ross, stars are starting to align
by Thomas Mills, Politics NC, August 3, 2016. The US Senate race in North Carolina is getting more attention and Republicans are getting more nervous. Yesterday, Real Clear Politics moved the race... Read More
What would Dean Smith do on UNC scandal?
The recent UNC response to the NCAA allegations concerning its academic scandal is most troubling. The University continues to shirk responsibility for a “loss of institutional control” despite... Read More
Appeals court rejects request to postpone voter ID decision
An appeals court has quickly decided it won't delay enforcement of its ruling striking down North Carolina's photo identification requirement and other election restrictions, including reducing early... Read More
Voter ID ruling opens floodgates to voting changes
After a panel of three federal judges struck down the state’s 2013 voter ID law on Friday, observers say the floodgates have been opened for local boards of elections to adjust their own one-stop... Read More
