Richard Burr is no Sam Ervin
Editorial by News and Observer, December 11, 2014. U.S. Sen. Richard Burr's response to the report on CIA torture is an embarrassment to the state that once proudly claimed Sam Ervin as a senator who... Read More
NC Spin Articles
NC cities, towns want local sales tax power to fix budget shortfall
Cities and towns could ask state legislators for a special sales tax within municipal boundaries to make up for $62 million in lost privilege tax revenues. The legislature earlier this year repealed... Read More
UNC-CH directors give spirited defense of centers
by Jane Stancill, News and Observer, December 11, 2014. In a debate that at times veered into testy ideological exchange, UNC-Chapel Hill center directors mounted a vigorous justification of their... Read More
Electricities deal promises future relief
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, December 10, 2014. Here’s a scary thought experiment: How many communities in the country do you think hold a favorable view of the cost of their utilities? Our... Read More
Maybe government can get it right with transportation plan
Editorial by Asheville Citizen-Times, December 10, 2014. The draft State Transportation Improvement Program allocates about $15 billion through 2025 on more than 550 road, aviation and public transit... Read More
Numbers you should know about Obamacare in NC
New fact sheet: “The Affordable Care Act is working in North Carolina” [Editor’s note: Health policy experts at the Washington, DC-based Center for American Progress released the following... Read More
Debating incentives
Ben Bradlee of the Washington Post used to say: “I come in every day with an empty bucket, and somebody fills it up.” Some days I come in with an empty blog, but TAPsters (readers, commentators... Read More
"We're from opposing parties, but we agree on this"
Last month, North Carolinians went to the polls to have their say. Slightly over half of us cast our votes for a Republican to be our representative in Congress. A little less than half of us voted... Read More
Report: State spends $160,000 a year to lock up a young person
North Carolina is spending almost $160,000 a year to incarcerate a young person, according to a new report released Tuesday. But the state has made significant strides in reducing the number of... Read More
Tests are next step in coal ash cleanup
Environmental regulators don't know enough about the extent of groundwater contamination at coal ash plants across the state to determine which ones pose the biggest threat, a legislative commission... Read More
