The Carolina Way?
After years of damaging disclosures and disastrous PR, you’d think there’s no way UNC could make its grades-and-athletes scandal worse. As George W. Bush would say, don’t misunderestimate them... Read More
NC Spin Articles
The GOP's alternate reality
A recent article by former teacher James Hogan has caused quite a stir in the state. It’s also apparently causing heartburn for Republicans. Hogan carefully details the damage done to North... Read More
Let's seek new ways to help rural North Carolina
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, August 17, 2015. Proponents of a plan to redistribute sales tax proceeds from urban to rural counties have been having a tough time rounding up the votes to get the... Read More
New libraries cannot be casualties of Senate tax game
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, August 19, 2015. Forsyth County library supporters have walked a long, hard road in their efforts to replace outmoded and aged-out libraries. Now some county... Read More
4.2 million NC residents commute to work each week
Each week, more than 4.2 million North Carolina residents embark on a commute to work, according to recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Most commutes are in-county commutes In most cases... Read More
Trump lead grows in latest PPP poll
Last month when we polled North Carolina and found Donald Trump leading the Republican field, it was the first poll by anyone anywhere to find Trump out ahead. He was at 16%. Our newest survey of the... Read More
Negotiators say they will pursue 'hybrid' model for Medicaid reform
Negotiators for the House and the Senate say a deal on Medicaid is within reach now that House Republicans have tentatively agreed to adopt a "hybrid" insurance model similar to one the Senate put... Read More
House rejects senate version of economic development bill
A controversial state Senate version of an economic-development bill was rejected 111-2 Wednesday by the House, adding it to a laundry list of legislation headed to intense concurrence negotiations... Read More
Insured numbers better, but NC has a long way to go
Editorial by Asheville Citizen-Times, August 18, 2015. The percentage of people without health insurance nationally has dropped into single digits, in large part due to the Affordable Care Act. The... Read More
Politics taking over TV
If you’re like me, turning on the news these days is a lot like playing Russian Roulette — only instead of bullets and a gun, we have a remote and lots of talking heads opining on political... Read More
