NC Spin Articles


Back in the incentives game - we hope

Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, September 23, 2015. Since we use the words “level playing field” so often when we talk about the competition we face with other states and countries for new jobs...    Read More

September 24, 2015



Bonds worth supporting

Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, September 24, 2015. The legislature’s $2 billion bond proposal may accomplish less for more, but it’s worth supporting anyway. It includes projects worth close...    Read More

September 24, 2015

What's missing from discussions on teacher pay

Low teacher pay and North Carolina’s position relative to other states are subjects much in the news lately. Numerous factors contribute to each of those situations. One factor is the cost of...    Read More

September 24, 2015

N.C. Judge allows voter ID lawsuit to continue

A judge on Wednesday declined to dismiss a lawsuit challenging North Carolina's photo identification requirement to vote that starts next year, even though lawmakers recently eased the mandate for...    Read More

September 24, 2015


What will $2 billion bond really pay for?

The Senate gave tentative approval today to a $2 billion bond proposal that voters would have to approve during the presidential primaries next year – but language in the bill seems to give the...    Read More

September 24, 2015

McCrory signs Medicaid reform bill

After several major revisions, Medicaid reform that had delayed budget approvals during recent years passed the General Assembly on Tuesday. Gov. Pat McCrory on Wednesday signed the measure. "Under...    Read More

September 24, 2015

Ross resigns to consider Senate run

by Laura Leslie, WRAL.com, September 23, 2015. Former Wake County Democratic state lawmaker Deborah Ross has resigned as attorney for Triangle Transit Authority to "focus" on a possible 2016 challenge...    Read More

September 24, 2015


What's up with Dobbs?

Toilets in the Dobbs Building were inoperable for much of the day Tuesday. The Dobbs building, one of several buildings constructed in the 1970s on the Halifax Mall in the State Government Complex in...    Read More

September 23, 2015