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
NC Spin Articles
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
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
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
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
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
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
Vote-buying allegations prompt state board review
The agenda for last week's State Board of Elections meeting sounded like something out of a novel or HBO series or third world country. Could vote-buying really be happening in North Carolina? And by... Read More
Today's economy offers no guarantees
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, December 15, 2014. The minimum wage was designed to be the entry point for young American workers. Take your first job at a low rate of pay, work hard and make your... Read More
Thank you for the honor of serving
by Kay Hagan, NC Senator, published in Greensboro News-Record, December 15, 2014. With the year quickly drawing to a close, we are all looking forward to what comes next — holiday plans with friends... Read More
