One argument for open government
A recent poll about North Carolina residents' opinions about public records and access to government information yielded disturbing results. It came from Elon University and was released before... Read More
NC Spin Articles
20 years later, poor schools still lag behind
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, April 17, 2017. Twenty years ago, the state Supreme Court gave Superior Court Judge Howard Manning Jr. a daunting challenge. He's still wrestling with it. Manning's... Read More
Graham statute bill leads to angry House debate
House lawmakers voted 71-28 Thursday to make the Rev. Billy Graham the state's next representative in the Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol, replacing a statue of former Gov. Charles Aycock. But the... Read More
Teaching load for professors
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, April 15, 2015. A lot of new ideas are floating around Raleigh these days. Unfortunately, some of them are just plain lousy. Case in point: A bill in the General... Read More
McCrory plays smart politics with smart stands
Editorial by Asheville Citizen-Times, April 10, 2015. In recent weeks, McCrory has come out against several initiatives by fellow Republicans in the General Assembly. We’ll grant it’s a good move... Read More
The revealing 2015 Tax Day
Tax Day 2015 didn’t exactly turn out like state legislative leaders had planned. Instead of a flurry of news stories featuring people thrilled to find out that they are paying less in state taxes... Read More
Whose property is it?
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, April 16, 2015. On the final day of its regular legislative session last month, the House of Delegates in gas-rich West Virginia defeated a controversial bill on a... Read More
More Soros money coming to NC?
According to this Washington Post article, wealthy progressives are scheming to shovel still more millions of dollars to advance their liberty-crushing agenda; with a particular focus on the state... Read More
A liberal uprising headed to N.C.?
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, April 15, 2015. Look out, North Carolina. Rich liberal powerbrokers are poised to swoop down on the Tar Heel state, intent on hijacking our political processes to suit... Read More
Hospitals fight bill that would open NC medical market
An influential state senator wants to repeal laws that were designed to curb health care costs, arguing that they have actually accomplished the opposite. A bill introduced by Sen. Tom Apodaca, the... Read More
