NC Spin Articles


Charitable contributions at four-year low in NC

New data released two days before Thanksgiving shows that charitable giving in the Tar Heel state from July 2013 to June 2014 was at its lowest in four years with residents giving $21.4 million. That...    Read More

November 26, 2014

Local boards know best on school calendars

Editorial by Durham Herald-Sun, November 22, 2014. The N. C. General Assembly’s passion in the past decade to micromanage school calendars stands among the most bone-headed of decisions. Ostensibly...    Read More

November 26, 2014


Prudence needed on budget

According to the latest monthly report from State Controller Linda Combs, the state of North Carolina has collected about $6.5 billion in General Fund revenue during the first four months of the...    Read More

by John Hood   |   November 26, 2014


NC payrolls grow in October

In October, employers in North Carolina added 17,200 more payroll jobs than they cut (+0.4 percent), due mainly to hiring in the private sector. The monthly household survey, meanwhile, logged a drop...    Read More

November 25, 2014



Democrats and education

One thing Democrats did right this year was push education onto the public agenda. But will it last? And the key question: Where do they take it now?   The Hagan campaign came close largely because...    Read More

November 25, 2014

Republicans turn

Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, November 25, 2014. President Barack Obama last week challenged congressional Republicans to do something about immigration, and they haven’t responded well. He...    Read More

November 25, 2014