NC Spin Articles


Revenue collection a growing concern

Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, December 16, 2014. There are two measures by which to judge tax reform. The first is to count the money we have left in our pockets at the end of the day. The second...    Read More

December 17, 2014



Mom calls in on the Woodhouse boys

She caught them at it again. "Oh, God, it's Mom," Republican operative Dallas Woodhouse said as, yes, his mother's voice came over the line of C-SPAN's Washington Journal call-in show. Woodhouse and...    Read More

December 17, 2014

McCrory and Sanford get payouts from broker

Soon after taking office, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory and U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford of South Carolina accepted six-figure stock payouts from an online mortgage broker accused by regulators of...    Read More

December 17, 2014

Suppression claim takes hit

Liberals are desperate to prove that North Carolina’s new election law constitutes the second coming of Jim Crow-era voter suppression. Their desperation reflects three desires. First, they want to...    Read More

by John Hood   |   December 17, 2014


Keeping UNC institutions within reach

Editorial by Burlington Times-News, December 15, 2014. After a short reprieve from tuition hikes, students at the University of North Carolina will pay more next year and the year after. The interim...    Read More

December 16, 2014

Charles B. Aycock? Really?

Democrats in Washington are squabbling about torture, a $1.1 trillion budget bill and regulations on Wall Street and big banks. Democrats in North Carolina are squabbling about – I kid you not...    Read More

December 16, 2014

NC tax cuts are taking a toll

Editorial by News and Observer, December 15, 2014. The General Assembly’s Republican leaders appear remarkably calm about what is shaping up to be either a serious budget shortfall or an income tax...    Read More

December 16, 2014


Body cameras a good idea

Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, December 15, 2014. A state representative from Guilford County has drafted legislation that would require all police officers in the state to wear body cameras...    Read More

December 16, 2014