NC Spin Articles


What's behind the nation's productivity slump?

We all hear about trends in jobs, the unemployment rate, household income, consumer spending and economic growth. These important economic numbers are reported each month and are given great attention...    Read More

August 19, 2015

Dissecting budget quotes

If I’ve heard it once from state legislators, I’ve heard it a thousand times: “The state budget is the most important thing we have to do every session.” You certainly wouldn’t know it if...    Read More

August 19, 2015



Dems prioritize governor's race

After months of speculation and handwringing among Democrats, the party appears to be developing a field of candidates seeking the nomination to take on Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Burr in 2016. The...    Read More

by John Hood   |   August 19, 2015

Budget deal no closer than a month ago

State lawmakers say there is still a stalemate when it comes to finding a compromised state spending plan. Legislators close to the negotiations say once a bottom line for spending is agreed to, the...    Read More

August 18, 2015


Protect us from the 'Protection Act'

With its misguided “Taxpayer Protection Act” scheme, the state Senate looks to put a crowning touch on its efforts to turn North Carolina into a veritable Promised Land for conservatives, where...    Read More

August 17, 2015

Is Rucho really a Titan after all?

by Alex Jones, Politics NC, August 16, 2015. At what point does the Senate finally get sick of itself? After four years of putting up with them, even their erstwhile allies in the House have tired of...    Read More

August 17, 2015

Taxpayer bill of rights

Editorial by Charlotte Observer, published in Greenville Daily Reflector, August 16, 2015 Just as North Carolina senators were tentatively passing a so-called Taxpayer Bill of Rights on Tuesday...    Read More

August 17, 2015


The budget is late. Do voters care?

Local school officials will tell you when a state budget is adopted affects what they do. People in politics are wondering whether it affects what voters do when they go to the polls. The answer...    Read More

August 17, 2015