Helping poor children
A new report about child and family poverty from the Annie E. Casey Foundation ought to be required reading for new and returning state lawmakers and Governor Pat McCrory and his staff ought to take a... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Likely NC Speaker talks honesty, bipartisanship
Tim Moore has spent almost all his life in Kings Mountain, an old textile town more than 150 miles southwest of Raleigh with perhaps more in common with South Carolina than North Carolina. Its name... Read More
Flu officially reaches epidemic level in NC
Cases of flu and similar illnesses across North Carolina are at their highest levels in more than five years, according to data from a network of health care providers, and the U.S. Centers for... Read More
8 quotes that defined 2014 in state politics
Each year, state lawmakers and observers make memorable comments that sum up the news of the day. The following are eight quotes from 2014 that reflect major news in state government and politics... Read More
Lessons in citizenship in short supply
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, December 31, 2014. In 1954, when the Supreme Court ruled that segregated public schools were unconstitutional, Chief Justice Earl Warren emphasized the importance... Read More
A little nuance
A reporter at The Hill newspaper up in Washington let Jeb Bush have it right between the eyes, reporting there’s ‘no love lost’ between Bush and the Republican base and that in Iowa the Tea... Read More
30-year sea-level rise will vary along NC coast, scientists say
A new scientific report warns that the sea is rising at widely varying rates along the North Carolina shore – ranging by 2045 from a possible low of 4 inches at Southport to as much as 12.1 inches... Read More
NC stocks rose faster than the market in 2014
Shares of the 50 largest publicly traded companies headquartered in North Carolina rose faster than the stock market as a whole in 2014, driven in part by a resurgence in mergers and acquisitions that... Read More
New challenges for 2015
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, December 31, 2014. North Carolina will pop the cork on a new year Wednesday night with a big milestone looming ahead. The state is likely to grow to 10 million... Read More
Playing with taxes
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, December 31, 2014. Taxes continue to come down in North Carolina, and so do state revenues. According to leaders in Raleigh, this is driving an economic comeback... Read More
