Many factors affect state growth
What do Colorado, Texas, Utah, Massachusetts, and North Carolina have in common? Not much, it would seem. Yet according to the latest data, they are among the states leading the national pack in... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Decker leaving, Skvarla to take over Commerce
Heard on the Street, December 2, 2014. It appears the rumors about Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker are true and that she will be leaving to take a job with Raycom Sports, based in South Carolina... Read More
Young Dems
Democrats looking to the future should look today to the swearing-in of four new Wake County Commissioners. They are a large part of why I told the AP’s Bill Barrow that the key to the party... Read More
Triangle towns are back, seeking our water
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, December 1, 2014. Thirteen years ago, a group of fast-growing Triangle-area towns led by Cary won state permission to withdraw as much as 24 million gallons of... Read More
NC Mining Commission rules ignore public concerns
The N.C. Mining and Energy Commission finalized its rules for fracking after receiving more than 217,000 public comments identifying multiple areas of concern. As early as January, lawamkers could... Read More
State Board of Ed hears debate about American exceptionalism
The question of whether high school students should be taught that America’s status is “exceptional” compared with other nations dominated debate Monday over the redesigned Advanced Placement U... Read More
What we learned from the Speaker's race
As the race for state House speaker heated up in recent weeks, Republican candidates for the post campaigned by sending letters to their colleagues about how they would lead the 120-member chamber for... Read More
Rising costs of higher education pricing some NC students out of system
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, November 30, 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
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
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
