NC Spin Articles

A plague on both their houses

The devil never sleeps; for four years the Republican powers-that-be in Raleigh worked and strained to have Pat McCrory appoint their sons, cousins, friends and contributors to patronage jobs – then...    Read More

December 23, 2016

They own it

The GOP continues to bring shame to the state of North Carolina. Last week, they stripped power from the newly elected Democratic governor and gave it to themselves. Yesterday, they spent $42,000 of...    Read More

December 23, 2016

But Johnny does it

by Paul O'Connor, Capitol Press Association, published in The Rocky Mount Telegram, December 21, 2016. Imagine that after years of bad cell phone service you changed providers three months ago and...    Read More

December 23, 2016



Legislature misses chance to erase a scar

Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, December 22, 2016. Pardon us if we sound like a broken record, but House Bill 2 is an abominable piece of legislation and it needs to be repealed — yesterday...    Read More

December 23, 2016

House Bill 2: Laughing to keep from crying

Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, December 22, 2016. What our state GOP leaders might be singing, with apologies to James Pierpont, the creator of Jingle Bells. Dashing through news shows On a...    Read More

December 23, 2016



UNC faces third notice of allegations

North Carolina again faces an NCAA charge for providing improper extra benefits tied to its multi-year academic fraud scandal. The school on Thursday released a third Notice of Allegations (NOA) from...    Read More

December 23, 2016



Special sessions that are anything but special

Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, December 23, 2016. Leave it to a late-night TV host, Seth Meyers, to provide a perfect description of the abomination of leadership that has been North Carolina...    Read More

December 23, 2016