The song remains the same
Governors make lots of decisions. They propose budgets. They hire Cabinet secretaries and other key state officials. They appoint members to governing boards and licensing agencies. They sign or veto... Read More
NC Spin Articles
The Senate's miraculous - or not - gas tax plan
If you could devise a way to bring in more than $1 billion in new government revenue over a few years, while cutting taxes simultaneously, you might be a miracle-worker. Yet that's what several high... Read More
One North Carolinian with the power to save thousands of lives
An open letter to North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger To: The Honorable Phil Berger President Pro Tem of the North Carolina Senate State Legislative Building Raleigh, NC 27601 Dear Senator... Read More
Bubba dump
UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham seems determined to (pardon the expression) tar the Heels’ image. When he paid $27,000 and change for the damages UNC’s football team did to Duke’s... Read More
Many left out of 'Carolina Comeback'
Gov. Pat McCrory has been bragging about a “Carolina Comeback.” Yet his words are falling on the deaf ears of millions of middle- and lower-income North Carolinians who have been left on the... Read More
Doing the math on a big gas tax increase
Yes, it is a gas tax cut, as Senate Republicans call it. And yes, as they are determined not to call it, the Senate bill unveiled last Tuesday and quickly adopted Thursday is – at the same time... Read More
A Black history month Valentine
Each February we celebrate Valentine's Day and Black History Month. There is an important, but seldom if ever mentioned, connective link. Here it is briefly: Valentine's Day's symbol is a heart, and... Read More
What will lawmakers do with McCrory, Obama agendas?
Now that we’re through the “chief executive’s wish list” phase of the legislative year, both for the nation and the North Carolina, the comparison between the two give us a hint as to how both... Read More
Economic impact of Metropolitan areas
More and more, the U.S. economy is defined by its metropolitan areas,” writes Richard Florida at The Atlantic’s CityLab blog. Just over 90% of the nation’s economic activity occurs in metro... Read More
Bad bill of the week: Restore the Teaching Fellows program
Facing a $2.5 billion budget shortfall in 2011, the new Republican legislative majority eliminated $13.5 million in annual funding to the NC Teaching Fellows program. Now several legislators – all... Read More
