North Carolina lawmakers propose ‘work-and-save’ retirement program for small businesses
States that have launched work-and-save or “auto-IRA” programs have seen employees gather more than $1 billion in assets since 2017. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Show us the money: NC needs a searchable database for all state spending
Much of the state’s budget and spending data was either difficult to access, incomplete, or unavailable to the public. North Carolina lagged behind in providing taxpayers with the tools needed to track how their money was spent. Read More
Reliability and world partnership
Real world leadership involves co-operation, mutuality, and unity. The bully is not a leader. Read More
School choice was a prudent wager
It’s fair to say North Carolina policymakers have good reason to predict competition would spur educational improvement. We certainly need it. Read More
President Trump: Have you no decency?
Americans have long disagreed with presidents who appeared to play politics with grief. Why aren't they now? Read More
Majority of North Carolinians dissatisfied with local school education
North Carolinians are dissatisfied with their local public schools. Read More
The courts must stop this judge from stealing an election
We have seen up close the lengths to which too many in the Republican Party are willing to go to circumvent our democratic process to illegitimately attain and hold on to power. Read More
There are no winners in a trade war
Trading partners are becoming scapegoats, tariffs are now a rallying cry, and economic anxiety is morphing into isolationist public policy that will do more harm than good. Read More
Don't underestimate Stein's accomplishment
Winning the Governor's race in a Republican year was no mean accomplishment. Read More
What will be the next North Carolina economy?
North Carolina's economy has been remade around the Big 5 sectors: technology, pharmaceuticals, food processing, transportation production, and banking. Read More
