Cooper's workload
Editorial by Greensboro News- Record, May 18, 2016. The war of words between Gov. Pat McCrory and Attorney General Roy Cooper is typical for political opponents. But one line of attack employed by... Read More
NC Spin Articles
State economy getting more private
If we want North Carolina to grow and develop robustly, we have to raise taxes and use the money to “invest” in education, Medicaid, infrastructure, and other public services. That’s what left... Read More
The NC Chamber comes clean about its cynical opportunism on HB2
Ever since North Carolina lawmakers and Governor Pat McCrory rammed through North Carolina’s new all-purpose discrimination law (HB2) in just a handful of hours on March 23, there has been... Read More
Creating more fear?
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, May 15, 2016. North Carolina will step up a campaign against refugees and immigrants if a couple of proposed bills are enacted. This follows a pattern that... Read More
How to pay teachers more
State lawmakers in Raleigh are about to release their budget plans for the 2016-17 fiscal year. Although they may not recommend the 5 percent average pay raise for public schoolteachers that Gov. Pat... Read More
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
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
