Why tax cuts are working in NC
Economist Stephen Moore of the Heritage Foundation has a piece in today's Wall Street Journal that reminds us of why fiscal reforms in our state have worked and are still working. But he also warns... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Supreme Court election overhaul a good first step
Amid abortion, guns and gay marriage, you might have missed that the N.C. legislature approved a fundamental change in judicial elections today. The House voted 65-49 for a bill that would overhaul... Read More
McCrory says not breaking promise on abortion access
Gov. Pat McCrory said Thursday he’s not breaking a campaign promise by signing an abortion bill, despite what critics say. Asked during his 2008 campaign what, if any, restrictions to abortion he... Read More
NCAA finds lack of institutional control at UNC
In its second investigation of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill athletes and academics in five years, the NCAA found the university lacked institutional control, especially within the... Read More
Upholding career status
Editorial by Durham Herald-Sun, June 4, 2015. The picture has brightened a bit lately for North Carolina’s embattled teachers, and they got a significant boost Tuesday from the state Court of... Read More
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
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
