NC Spin Articles


License plate readers now subject to regulation

For years North Carolina law officers have been using automatic license plate readers to track vehicles – but only today has there been state law to regulate how police use the devices and what they...    Read More

December 3, 2015

U.S. debt worse than advertised

Editorial by Tribune News Service, published in Burlington Times-News, December 2, 2015. It has been about one month since congressional Republicans caved in on the national debt limit and approved a...    Read More

December 3, 2015


Yanking away the ladder

David Turner’s spine and back issues cause him nearly constant pain and distress, keeping him inside his house most days and unable to meet with clients for his web design business or care for his...    Read More

December 3, 2015


Public investment falls, tax liability shifts

Public investments are essential building blocks of long-term economic growth and shared prosperity. Decades ago, North Carolina diverged from its Southern neighbors by investing in good roads...    Read More

December 2, 2015


No holiday for campaigners

A year from now, either Roy Cooper’s team or Pat McCrory’s team will be sifting through resumes for the next administration. The losers will be polishing their own resumes.  Right now, both teams...    Read More

December 2, 2015

The winnowing out process

Ben Carson already knew the world was not a kind place but, unfortunately, unkindness reached out and struck him again: A quarter of his supporters abandoned him for Ted Cruz. In a poll in Iowa a...    Read More

December 2, 2015

Filing day

Elections usually aren’t won or lost on Election Day, the early voting period, or even during the campaign itself. Rather, they’re lost in the filing period and in particular the months leading up...    Read More

December 2, 2015