Retro tax changes unacceptable
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, April 12, 2015. Some North Carolina taxpayers were blindsided on retroactive tax changes because of a complex combination of factors from Washington and Raleigh... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Audit reveals former SEANC director misspent nearly $500k
The former director of the State Employees Association of North Carolina misappropriated nearly $500,000 in credit card charges and unjustified spending, according to an audit released by the... Read More
Duke Energy gives $3 million to Republican Governors Association
A new analysis of government records reveals that Duke Energy – the world’s largest private electric utility – began writing unusually large checks to the national Republican Governors... Read More
McCrory, Cooper building N.C., gov's campaign still a year away
North Carolina's next governor's race is starting to take shape 19 months before Election Day as fault lines between incumbent Republican Pat McCrory and Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper formed... Read More
Manning asks officials tough questions
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, April 11, 2015. N.C. Superior Court Judge Howard Manning hauled state education officials into court last week to ask them what the N.C. Department of Public... Read More
Serious people make silly claim
North Carolina routinely routes tax dollars to private service providers — both directly, in the form of Medicaid reimbursements and college tuition grants, as well as indirectly, in the form of... Read More
Save our ship - again
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, April 10, 2015. Mayday! Mayday! The Battleship North Carolina has sent out a distress call and it's up to the good folks of North Carolina to do as their fellow Tar... Read More
Population shifts and N.C. policies squeezing cities
From Patsy Kinsey, former Mayor of Charlotte, published in Charlotte Observer, April 11, 2015. With another North Carolina legislative session fully underway, cities and towns across the state enter... Read More
Manning asks State about proposed k-12 testing revamp
A State Board of Education task force may scrap longstanding end-of-grade tests for a system of interim assessments designed to provide more reliable and immediate data to identify students who need... Read More
Ready for Hillary or ready for a fight
The debate in the Democratic Party isn’t even whether Hillary Clinton should be the nominee. It’s whether anyone should even have the audacity to challenge her. This is truly remarkable, when... Read More
