NC Spin Articles



State budget shortchanges courts

Expectations are so low when it comes to funding the state’s court system that a budget without obvious cuts is now lauded as a victory. “We are pleased that the budget as proposed by the General...    Read More

September 27, 2015



Woodhouse chosen as NC GOP ED

Dallas Woodhouse, a longtime conservative operative who has led two high-profile nonprofit groups, has been tentatively tapped as executive director of the North Carolina Republican Party, multiple...    Read More

September 27, 2015

House revolt nearly sinks primary bill

The effort to move North Carolina’s consolidated primary to March 15, 2016, barely cleared the state House as 19 Republicans joined most Democrats in opposing the measure because of a change in...    Read More

September 27, 2015


What I saw this morning made me think

This morning I held my wife’s hand as we got a sneak peek at our daughter, Lilly. As the ultrasound tech moved the scanner over my wife’s belly and I sat there staring at the screen, catching...    Read More

September 26, 2015


Elections where issues don't matter

Arthur walked through the door, dropped a four inch thick poll on the table with a thud, sat down, and said, If you don’t want to lose this election, you have to learn something new. That was in...    Read More

September 26, 2015


The follies

The new political slush fund It’s hard to believe, but what may be the most shocking piece of legislation passed in this General Assembly session snuck through Thursday afternoon when the House...    Read More

by Chris Fitzsimon   |   September 26, 2015