Tax choices define policy options
Relatively speaking, North Carolina has a low rate of property taxation. That’s a basic fact of public finance — but its implications are varied, significant, and underappreciated. Let’s run the... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Keep mental health issues front and center
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, May 2, 2016. Taking one’s own life, it has been said, is a permanent solution to temporary problems. Maybe that’s true sometimes. But what’s more true is that... Read More
Nation's report card - still waiting for improvement
Earlier this week the National Center for Education Statistics released results of the Nation’s Report Card for 12thgrade math and reading tests. The Nation’s Report Card summarizes data from... Read More
Burr plays politics with long-vacant judicial seat
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, May 2, 2016. We've heard a lot of descriptions of Judge Patricia Timmons-Goodson over the years. All of them were glowing. So it's hard to swallow Sen. Richard Burr... Read More
Pat McCrory, Jennifer Roberts both getting blamed for HB2
It has sparked a national firestorm, polarized left and right, and drawn the attention of the NBA, Bruce Springsteen and some of America’s biggest corporations. But last week the fight over North... Read More
Civitas Poll shows mood of the Electorate
Poll by The Civitas Institute, taken April 23-25 among 600 likely voters. A new Civitas poll reveals how voters in NC currently feel about leading presidential and statewide candidates, including... Read More
N.C. combats domestic violence
The city of High Point is making national headlines for its innovative approach to combating the scourge of domestic violence. Nearby Lexington has adopted the same model. Here’s hoping other... Read More
NC Tops states with best economic outlook for 2016
North Carolina has come a long way from its days as the state with the highest income tax in the southeast. Americans for Prosperity and its local activists have been hard at work in North Carolina... Read More
Friday follies
Another week, another round of falsehoods from Gov. Pat McCrory about HB2, the sweeping anti-LBGT law HB2 he signed last month that is costing the state thousands of jobs and tens of millions of... Read More
PPP: NC Senate race remains close
PPP's new North Carolina poll continues to find an unexpectedly competitive Senate race. Richard Burr leads Deborah Ross by just 4 points, 40-36, with Libertarian Sean Haugh pulling 7%. Ross is... Read More
