NC Spin Articles


The 'Jewel in the Crown'

When the scandal broke five years ago – after a ‘tweet’ by a tackle on the football team – the wise men at UNC faced a choice: Fess-up or cover-up. They covered-up. And eight media...    Read More

July 7, 2015

At summer break, a legislative status report

With the General Assembly on vacation this week, here's a look back at what your state representatives and senators have accomplished and what they haven't since they arrived in January. After reading...    Read More

July 7, 2015


McCrory strikes a nerve

Republican state Rep. Michael Speciale of New Bern, who voted against HB 263 before he voted for it last week, has responded to Gov. Pat McCrory's statementscondemning the measure: "Governor McCrory...    Read More

July 7, 2015

Does driver's ed work? Who should pay?

Teenagers are caught up in a legislative dispute over who should provide driver's education classes, who should pay for them and whether the classes are worth the trouble in the first place. North...    Read More

July 7, 2015

Court opens window for gerrymandering fix

Editorial by Asheville Citizen-Times, July 2, 2015. By a 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a voter-enacted Arizona constitutional amendment that puts districting in the hands of an independent...    Read More

July 6, 2015


The courage to talk, and listen, about racism

It is difficult to talk about race in our country, so all too often, we don’t. We ignore conversations about the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police until protests make the nightly...    Read More

July 6, 2015

NC GOP has strong economy on its side

Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, July 4, 2015. North Carolina's Republican governor and Republican legislature might not agree on everything, but they saw eye-to-eye on how to fix the state's ailing...    Read More

July 6, 2015

No budget? No problem. Just lock'em up

Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, July 6, 2015. A reader recently pointed out a beautiful thing: Chapter 143C of North Carolina state law. It's called, quite simply, the State Budget Act. Last...    Read More

July 6, 2015


Death's machinery

Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, July 5, 2015. In an unsettling 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court last week blessed a lethal cocktail that has resulted in gruesome suffering in some executions...    Read More

July 6, 2015