NC Spin Articles


Population shifts shape elections

It may be hard to believe given the results of this fall’s municipal elections, but not so long ago Republicans competed effectively with Democrats for political offices in North Carolina’s...    Read More

by John Hood   |   November 9, 2015

Chancellor pay the wrong priority

Editorial by The Greenville Daily Reflector, November 7, 2015. On the radar of tax and tuition dollars flowing through North Carolina’s 17 public university campuses, the salary increases announced...    Read More

November 8, 2015



Friday follies

The McCrory Administration’s improper reaction to pay to play request The latest pay to play scandal in the McCrory Administration continues to draw headlines and confusing reactions from inside the...    Read More

by Chris Fitzsimon   |   November 7, 2015

One fire to the next

Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, November 7, 2015. The UNC Board of Governors has stood out this year for generating controversy. Starting one fire after another isn’t a good way to run a...    Read More

November 7, 2015


No complaints here on prison contract story

What Gov. Pat McCrory and his staff didn’t complain about says a lot. In case you missed it, The News & Observer of Raleigh and The Charlotte Observer published a lengthy investigation over...    Read More

November 7, 2015

N.C. has long history as battleground state

During the past several presidential elections, North Carolina has been described as a “purple” or battleground state. As more people move to The Old North State for work or retirement, pundits...    Read More

November 7, 2015



Asking hard questions, made easy

The Republican presidential candidates are right: the questions asked at the CNBC debate were awful. But not for the reasons the candidates complain about. By straining to ask “tough” questions...    Read More

November 6, 2015