A new narrative for public education
North Carolina Democrats seem poised to make education the centerpiece of the 2016 campaign. And why not? Per pupil spending is among the lowest in the nation, teachers are leaving for other... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Wealth gap wides between generations
Forget the Marxist adage about the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. The emerging divide is an age-related one: The old are getting richer and the young are getting poorer. A recent... Read More
UNC governors debate political interference
One member of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors on Friday accused lawmakers of improperly meddling in the university system's operations, and others said they were "concerned" about... Read More
$600 million in tax cuts coming to NC job providers in 2016
by Brian Balfour, Civitas Review online, November 13, 2015. From WUNC "State officials are celebrating a $1 billion surplus in the North Carolina unemployment trust fund. The Wednesday announcement... Read More
DHHS discloses second Medicaid data breach
The state Department of Health and Human Services revealed Friday that a staffer potentially compromised the confidential health information of hundreds of Medicaid patients, marking the second time... Read More
Will a million students march?
In the wake of protests resulting in the ousting of the University of Missouri’s president and its chancellor earlier this week comes an energized national day of protests by universities across the... Read More
Locking in the meager level of investments in the Great Recession
As the political season heats up and spin machines start cranking out the talking points about what happened in this year’s legislative session, here are a few things to remember that are not in... Read More
Judicial campaign spending a scary trend
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, November 12, 2015. We have grown accustomed – sadly – to the increasing political clout businesses have gained in the N.C. General Assembly and the governor’s... Read More
Is Pat McCrory the Barney Fife of N.C. politics?
Editorial published in Southern Pines Pilot, reprinted in Charlotte Observer, November 12, 2015. There sure was some wide-eyed optimism spouting from Pat McCrory when he ran for governor in 2012. He... Read More
McCrory is right about need for highway bonds
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, November 13, 2015. Gov. Pat McCrory won half the infrastructure battle this year, getting legislative approval for a $2 billion bond proposal that will be on next... Read More
