NC's backward slide on tobacco prevention
More than one in five adults in North Carolina still smokes and more than 15 percent of high school students do—costing the state thousands of lives and billions of dollars a year–and North... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Auto plant effort should involve us all
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, March 10, 2015. For months, we have been savoring crumbs of information about the possibility of a giant automaker announcing plans to build a plant in Edgecombe... Read More
Burr, Tillis add their names to outrageous letter to Iran
Editorial by News and Observer, March 10, 2015. Vice President Joe Biden, who spent 36 years in the United States Senate, said he’d never seen anything like it. The New York Daily News proclaimed... Read More
Lawmakers critique Governor McCrory's proposed budget
Lawmakers voiced questions and concerns Tuesday about Gov. Pat McCrory’s budget proposal. Budget Director Lee Roberts spent an hour explaining the spending plan, which was released last week, and... Read More
State gambling operation should operate in the light
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, March 6, 2015. Secrecy and government don’t mix. Never has, never will. That’s our message to state Rep. Darren Jackson of Wake County who wants to keep people... Read More
Of course taxes matter
If North Carolina’s tax burden has no effect on business decisions and the performance of the economy, as left-of-center politicians and editorialists have repeatedly insisted, then why are they so... Read More
Save your breath
Before any 2016 death match, Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush face a death march through the media and their own parties’ chattering crowds. Last week’s crisis was Clinton’s email while Secretary... Read More
Legislature should pass compromise on preservation tax credit
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, March 8, 2015. Principle has been pitted against practicality as the N.C. House considers a compromise bill that would revive the state’s historic preservation... Read More
Did Claude Pope resign or was he 'shown the door' at NC GOP?
Sources tell me that members of the NCGOP Executive Committee were informed via email this morning that current state party chairman Claude Pope will not be seeking another term in office. Over the... Read More
House OKs tougher DWI laws
The N.C. House voted Monday night to toughen two state laws targeting repeat drunken drivers. Both bills were sponsored by Democratic Rep. Darren Jackson of Wake County, and they garnered support from... Read More
