Reliving the past
The death of former UNC Chancellor Bill Aycock reminds us that today’s legislature isn’t the first to ram through bad laws, that today’s attacks on higher education aren’t the first and that... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Dems doubling down on education
State Democrats are doubling down on education as their major issue heading into 2016. While the General Assembly has passed contentious laws relating to abortion, gay marriage, and the environment... Read More
Ten years later, GOP likes the lottery
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, June 22, 2015. Ten years after waging a losing battle against passage of the N.C. Education Lottery, Republican legislators now seem all too happy to enjoy the... Read More
How to right-size a university system
Academia is notoriously resistant to major changes. Whereas private sector firms rise, fall, merge, reorganize, acquire, and cast off unprofitable divisions with amazing speed, colleges and... Read More
DMV blunders undermined Voter ID law
Blunders at the state Division of Motor Vehicles in the state Department of Transportation undermined a crucial vote reform, it was revealed Friday. State lawmakers softened a portion of North... Read More
Turning the concept of religious freedom on its head
Editorial by Asheville Citizen-Times, June 19, 2015. Senate Bill 2, which became law when the General Assembly overrode Gov. Pat McCrory’s veto, landed North Carolina back in the national spotlight... Read More
Senate budget's collateral damage to nonprofits, communities
The recently introduced state Senate tax package proposes multiple new tax burdens on North Carolina’s nonprofits. As membership and marketing director for the Alamance County Community YMCA, I am... Read More
NC's labor market improved incrementally
In May, employers in North Carolina added 10,400 more jobs than they cut, with net gains occurring in the public and private sectors. Over the year, North Carolina gained 108,800 more jobs than it... Read More
Can you pull a lawmaker over for reckless legislating?
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, June 21, 2015. As North Carolinians are learning, there’s a price to pay for their legislators’ love of corporate tax cuts. We saw that in April with the larger... Read More
A generation ago, gun control debate looked quite different
North Carolinians can breathe a bit easier after the State House backed off some of the more extreme gun measures it had seemed poised to pass. Many Republicans joined House Democrats and, as the... Read More
