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CNN said Roger told Donald he ought to fire Comey and Donald Tweeted “Fake news. Have not spoken to Roger in a long time.” Then Roger told ABC he’d spoken to Donald “very recently.” It was... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Veteran House Democrats question the substance and process of Senate budget
Wednesday was the 63rdanniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling, the milestone U.S. Supreme Court case that ordered an end to racial segregation in American public schools. That fact hasn... Read More
Needless voter restrictions sabotaged ID requirement
Editorial by Wilson Daily Times, May 16, 2017. If North Carolina lawmakers want voter identification requirements, they’ll have to go back to the drawing board. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday... Read More
Former Ambassador recounts his family's story with terrorism
Jim Cain didn’t feel any sense of urgency when he noticed his daughter had texted him on the morning of March 22, 2016. Nor did her immediate follow-up phone call cause concern. The former U.S... Read More
Both parties face age barriers
When it comes to electoral strength, is demography destiny? Leaders of both major political parties often seem to think so. Republicans in North Carolina and across the country have enjoyed... Read More
Senate budget: unwise tax breaks, partisan attacks, inadequate investments
Senate leaders are trying hard to convince people that their anemic budget proposal moves the state forward by making big new investments in education and providing a middle class tax cut for most... Read More
Spread the wealth
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, May 12, 2017. Erica Smith-Ingram grew up on a farm in eastern North Carolina, attended the N.C. School of Science and Math in Durham and earned an engineering... Read More
Feds add insult to Hurricane Matthew injury
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, May 10, 2017. Washington sent a message to Gov. Roy Cooper the other day: So you drowned. Not our problem. Dry yourself out. You’re on your own. If this is the... Read More
Human trafficking is a scourge we must stop
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, May 8, 2017. A recent case of child prostitution has forced us to take a look at the larger picture of human trafficking in the state and respond accordingly. A... Read More
Legislature's curious anti-union project crops up
The last major effort to repeal North Carolina's anti-union right-to-work law occurred in 1949, so you can see the urgency of the legislature in moving this year to enshrine the law in the state... Read More
