Will interest rates remain low?
The year was 1978. A young, newly hired economics professor was making one of his first public presentations to a group in Washington, N.C. The professor quickly learned locals referred to their town... Read More
NC Spin Articles
The Trump effect on partisan voting
Now that both Donald Trump and the Republican Party’s Chairman, Reince Priebus, have declared Trump as the presumptive presidential nominee, the attention turns to the general campaign and the... Read More
Lawmakers seek massive expansion of voucher scheme
If a handful of right-wing legislators have their way, taxpayers in North Carolina may soon be spending $125 million a year funding private and fundamentalist religious schools that can refuse to... Read More
UNC stands apart
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, May 13, 2016. The University of North Carolina is “truly caught in the middle,” its president, Margaret Spellings, said Monday. It is committed to following... Read More
NC Rep. Chris Miller wants to redirect Connect NC Bond funds
A portion of the $2 billion Connect NC bond approved by voters in March could be directed toward transportation under a referendum proposed by NC Rep. Chris Millis, R-Pender. Under House Bill... Read More
Simple tax law change could address inequality and bring in millions
Editorial by NC Policy Watch, May 11, 2016. With North Carolina lawmakers currently struggling mightily to find the revenue necessary to provide public school teachers and state employees with... Read More
Down the river we go
When Carter and I speak to groups, we often compare politicians to ants on a log floating down a river. The ant thinks: “I’ve got this log going good!” But the river is running things. So it is... Read More
Unaffiliated candidates fight for ballot access
Like dozens of his N.C. General Assembly colleagues, N.C. Rep. John Bradford III, a Cornelius Republican, thought he would have it easy come November. As of right now, the first-term legislator has no... Read More
New $500 per semester tuition plan may help families, hurt colleges
Editorial by The Charlotte Observer, May 11, 2016. Sen. Bernie Sanders wants to make public colleges free for everyone. Don’t look now, but conservatives in our state legislature want to make... Read More
The evolution of Pat McCrory into a right-wing culture warrior
One of the many repercussions of HB2, the sweeping anti-LGBT bill signed into law by Gov. Pat McCrory in March, is that it has forced McCrory to finally take a side in the debate about North Carolina... Read More
