The legislature's amazing achievement
You’ve got to hand it to ‘em. You thought it was impossible. But the North Carolina legislature did it: They made South Carolina look progressive. South Carolina took down the Confederate flag... Read More
NC Spin Articles
A sobering reminder of what's at stake in the budget debate
The annual Kids Count survey by the Annie E. Casey Foundation that tracks child welfare in states was released this week and couldn’t have come at a better time, as lawmakers are putting a final... Read More
Governor, counsel owe public a full accounting
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, July 20, 2015. Last week, after calls from our editorial board and those of the Charlotte and Raleigh newspapers, Gov. Pat McCrory pushed for the ouster of Paul... Read More
As session drags on, time to look at options
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, July 21, 2015. The General Assembly began this year's session in January. The fiscal year ended on June 30. We're three weeks into July and still without a budget... Read More
N.C. Biotech Center: Time to end taxpayer gravy train
by Brian Balfour, Civitas review online, July 21, 2015. Today's News & Observer has an article featuring the NC Biotechnology Center – noting that the Senate's budget proposal would eliminate... Read More
Study ranks N.C. near bottom in child wellbeing
A new report released Tuesday ranks North Carolina in the bottom half of states in the health and well-being of children, a higher percentage of whom now live in poverty. As of 2013, one in four... Read More
Bonds test McCrory's political might
The clock is ticking on Gov. Pat McCrory and his bond referendum idea. The first-term governor wants voters to decide this November whether the state should borrow billions of dollars for... Read More
Farm families: Stand up and speak out
Every blade of grass is a study; and to produce two, where there was but one, is both a profit and a pleasure. And not grass alone; but soils, seeds, and seasons – hedges, ditches, and fences... Read More
Why U.S. voting rights hinge on N.C. court battle
For all the understandable attention devoted to removing the Confederate flag from the South Carolina State House, a civil rights struggle with far more practical consequences is playing out one state... Read More
Expert: NC election laws crafted to discriminate against blacks
An expert testified Friday that state Republican legislators intentionally crafted North Carolina’s election law in a way that would disproportionately burden black and Hispanic voters, a charge... Read More
