NC Spin Articles

Governors face long odds in commission lawsuit

The North Carolina Supreme Court is likely to decide the “tremendously important” separation-of-powers lawsuit filed by Gov. Pat McCrory against General Assembly leaders over appointive powers to...    Read More

December 1, 2014

Some reforms have broad support

Although the gap between Republicans and Democrats in North Carolina is rather wide on a number of issues — tax policy, Medicaid expansion, and campaign-finance laws come to mind — there are still...    Read More

by John Hood   |   December 1, 2014

A Tar Heel political Thanksgiving

The holiday season is upon us in North Carolina. It’s a time to give thanks and enjoy moments with family and friends. For some, it may even be a time to argue politics with the in-laws as well...    Read More

November 30, 2014


Black and white

Bowater is a wise old soul with a unique way of looking at the world. He’s an older white gentleman who grew up in Northeastern North Carolina but grew out of the political views that his peers...    Read More

November 30, 2014





Secrecy continues

Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, November 29, 2014. When Carol Folt said nine UNC-Chapel Hill employees would be fired or disciplined for their role in a long-running academic scandal, she didn...    Read More

November 29, 2014

The need to keep North Carolina's good deal

Stop me if you’ve heard this before. At the beginning of this month, Site Selection magazine ranked North Carolina third on its list of the top 10 business climates in the country. Site Selection is...    Read More

November 29, 2014