Friday follies
McCrory snubbed again by legislative leaders An interesting moment in the political world in Raleigh came in between this week’s two bouts of winter weather. The Republican leaders of the General... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Inconsistent tax policy
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, February 28, 2015. Tax breaks for movie productions and historic property renovations are out. Tax breaks for more data centers are in. The North Carolina... Read More
Gene Nichol: Work of the Poverty Center will go on
by Gene Nichol, Director UNC Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity, published in News and Observer, February 27, 2015. I have no words to match the gratitude I feel for the astonishing support the... Read More
UNC BOG chair explains decision to close centers
The University of North Carolina Board of Governors is committed to ensuring North Carolina has the best public university system in America. North Carolinians have good reason to be proud. UNC... Read More
UNC governors vote to close 3 university-based centers
As nearby protesters chanted slogans about freedom and democracy, the UNC Board of Governors voted Friday to close three university-based centers as part of a sweeping review of institutes across... Read More
State judge allows voter ID lawsuit to proceed
The lawsuit in state court over North Carolina's voter ID law will proceed, but a Superior Court judge refused to strike down the law out of hand. Judge Michael Morgan made public Friday an 11-page... Read More
NCs tax shift continues
State lawmakers are targeting cash-strapped homeowners as they continue to pursue tax changes that would shift even more of the tax load to low- and middle-income taxpayers, while preserving tax... Read More
Shuttering the Center
The fur’s flying over in Chapel Hill – Dean Boger (at the Law School) along with a cohort of professors have lit into the Board of Governors saying closing the Law School’s Anti-Poverty... Read More
Politics gone wild
A snow-day deep-dive into current political commentary finds three things. One, Republicans are becoming more and more deranged. Two, Democrats are falling deeper and deeper into despair. And, three... Read More
FCC OKs Wilson Greenlight broadband expansion
The Federal Communications Commission is siding with Wilson against North Carolina, voting Thursday that the city's Greenlight broadband service can be sold outside the city limits in a victory for so... Read More
