NC Spin Articles


Research shows promise of choice

As a very public advocate of parental choice in education for most of my adult life, I am used to having my intentions questioned. It’s a family tradition. My parents, both of whom were career...    Read More

by John Hood   |   August 26, 2015

Renewable mandates mean NC taxpayers pay twice

North Carolinians are forced to pay twice to prop up the state’s renewable energy lobby: once in the form of higher taxes and again for higher electric bills to support a Renewable Energy Portfolio...    Read More

August 26, 2015



Government in inaction

A now-retired lobbyist who observed the legislature for many years offers this take on the current session: The revelation that the General Assembly needs more time to agree to a state budget is not...    Read More

August 26, 2015



Leadership lacking

Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, August 25, 2015. Educators locally and statewide have by now scratched the L-word from their students’ civics vocabulary lists as their first week is well...    Read More

August 26, 2015


More people power would improve government

We could use some people power in North Carolina. Right now, we’ve got nothing. North Carolina residents need what citizens in more than two dozen states have had for years — the ability to...    Read More

August 26, 2015


ACT says college exam scores are stagnant

U.S. high schools haven't shown much improvement in the past four years when it comes to preparing college-ready graduates, according to the Iowa-based nonprofit group that administers the ACT college...    Read More

August 26, 2015