Local employment conditions improve
Between April 2014 and April 2015, unemployment rates fell in 95 of North Carolina’s 100 counties and in all 15 of the state’s metropolitan areas. Over the same period, the size of the local labor... Read More
NC Spin Articles
State leaders lack urgency, outrage over well water contamination
There’s something in the water down here in Goldsboro. For some of my neighbors, that something is cobalt, manganese and even hexavalent chromium – a known carcinogen made famous by the Erin... Read More
A dust-up on NC SPIN
It’s unusual to see a dust up in front of the TV cameras on NC Spin but when Brad Crone said Medicaid spending has been stable for three years the usually soft-spoken John Hood shot back, Brad... Read More
Human trafficking is our unnoticed problem
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, June 4, 2015. The most disturbing part of Fayetteville's problem with human trafficking came at the beginning of a Page 1 story Sunday. "For days," reporter Nichole... Read More
Legislators override McCrory on controversial "ag-gag" bill
Both the state House and Senate voted Wednesday to override Gov. Pat McCrory's veto of House Bill 405, a law that proponents say protects private property rights but opponents say muzzles... Read More
McCrory to sign abortion bill
Gov. Pat McCrory will sign a bill into law that extends the waiting period for women seeking abortions from 24 to 72 hours. McCrory made the announcement hours after the House gave final approval to... Read More
Cooper takes slight lead over McCrory
by Public Policy Polling, June 3, 2015. PPP's newest North Carolina poll finds Roy Cooper leading Pat McCrory in the race for Governor, 44/41. Those numbers are flipped from a month ago when McCrory... Read More
Senate budget to have less spending, more savings
By the middle of June, state Senate leaders have promised to pass a budget for the next two fiscal years, and they swear it will be a lot different from the one that got through the House just before... Read More
McCrory's defining moments
Never mind the claims of a Carolina Comeback or his promises to fix a “broken” state government. It will be the next few weeks that are likely to define the governorship of Pat McCrory. First... Read More
Limit athletic open enrollment
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, June 2, 2015. The idea of imposing an athletic eligibility moratorium for high school students who transfer among Pitt County schools under open enrollment was... Read More
