NC Spin Articles

Nepotism or not? Does it really matter?

It's fairly rare that news out of state government surprises the seasoned and cynical reporters that cover the statehouse. But an investigative audit released recently by State Auditor Beth Wood had...    Read More

May 20, 2015

House spends too much

If leaders of the North Carolina House of Representatives are right that the state needs a 6.3 percent increase in General Fund spending for the coming year, then they were wrong two years ago when...    Read More

by John Hood   |   May 20, 2015

House continues education policy shift

If you haven't paid attention to the direction the Republican-led General Assembly is going in K-12 public education, the proposed N.C. House budget offers a tutorial in a microcosm. The education...    Read More

May 19, 2015







NC voters: UNC costs enough already

North Carolina voters think the University of North Carolina system is too expensive. That’s one key finding of a recent poll by the Civitas Institute. When asked about the amount of state...    Read More

May 18, 2015



Ask the right questions

Call me a starry-eyed optimist. I don’t assume that those who disagree with me about school reform are out to destroy the education system. I assume they share my goal of expanding educational...    Read More

by John Hood   |   May 18, 2015