Raises for the 1 percent at UNC
Last week, the UNC Board of Governors committee meetings began to run behind schedule when the Committee on Personnel and Tenure went into a prolonged closed session. Outside, observers wondered what... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Racial discrimination remains a plague on criminal justice system
One of the fundamental promises of the American criminal justice system is that ordinary citizens have the power to help decide how justice is handed down. But the truth is, we have never fully... Read More
North Carolina before and after the 2013 tax reforms
During the 2013 legislative session, North Carolina lawmakers adopted legislation fundamentally restructuring the state’s tax code. The package included tax cuts for both individuals and businesses... Read More
Can college choice affect future jobs? Hiring managers weigh in
As high school students embark on the journey of applying for college, many question how the school they choose will impact their future. Will a bigger or more expensive university lead to a better... Read More
Ethics complaints about McCrory dismissed
A pair of ethics complaints lodged against Gov. Pat McCrory by the liberal advocacy group Progress NC have been dismissed by the State Ethics Commission. One complaint, filed in January, alleged that... Read More
It's about power - not water
Conserve [v. kuh n-surv] To use or manage wisely; preserve; save North Carolina’s Court of Appeals just threw a cold bucket of water on municipal governance. In ruling the State Assembly has the... Read More
State environmental regulator takes on critics of reform
Tom Reeder, one of the state’s top environmental regulatory officials, issued a video Monday in an effort to address critics’ claims about the Regulatory Reform Act of 2015. Reeder, assistant... Read More
This isn't the way to reform the state legislature
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, November 3, 2015. Most years, the leaders of the General Assembly try to wind things up in July. In 2015, however, they lingered long past Labor Day and nearly made... Read More
UNC chancellors, return those pay raises!
Something surprising has happened in Raleigh: Republicans have suddenly become spendthrifts. And they’re even spending money on education, to boot. Of course, there is a catch: the money in question... Read More
The soiling of the Governor 2015
Very bad decision. Sorry, but this will soil our Gov…” – Secretary of Public Safety Frank Perry The amateurishness of Governor McCrory’s office is chronic and sometimes comic, but now it has... Read More
