McCrory's long address
Gov. Pat McCrory’s 80-minute “State of the State” speech last week didn’t break much new ground. Instead, it laid the groundwork for a 2016 re-election campaign by mixing accomplishments of... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Ex-public school lobbyist journeys from critic to supporter of choice
From 2008 to 2013, I was the front line of defense against all proposals before the General Assembly that would privatize public education, including tax credits for students with special needs... Read More
Senate plan would cut NC gas taxes
Senate Republicans proposed Monday to make a quick 2.5-cent cut in the state’s chief source of transportation money, the gas tax, and add a new minimum rate that would keep it from falling even... Read More
It was more than a game
Editorial by Salisbury Post, February 9, 2015. As the nationwide tributes poured in for Coach Dean Smith, the Tar Heel hoops titan who died Saturday at 83, there’s one person who would have been... Read More
Give NC voters more say
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, February 8, 2015. Our democracy is founded on the right of the people to choose the people who represent them, through fair and free elections. But politicians have... Read More
Legendary UNC coach Dean Smith dies at 83
Former North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith, who had a Hall of Fame career, was beloved by his players and became one of the nation’s most revered sports figures, died Saturday evening in... Read More
School grades teach lessons
Those who care about education reform learned a lot on February 5 when North Carolina released its first letter grades for public schools. The grades reflect three sets of information: average student... Read More
Correlation between income, education clear
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, February 7, 2015. Report card day was no more pleasant for school officials across the state than it is for students. The collective result of the first letter-grade... Read More
Sun in his eyes
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, February 7, 2015. Gov. Pat McCrory offered a sunny outlook for North Carolina in his State of the State address, as governors should do. “Our people are... Read More
Barber, GOP compete for North Carolina
The day before Gov. Pat McCrory delivered his address on the State of the State, the Rev. William Barber came by The News & Observer to talk about the state of the state’s soul. The governor spoke... Read More
