Hard times still
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, December 13, 2014. Workers walking to demand a $15 an hour minimum wage in Greensboro last week will have a long march. A few big cities are setting their wage... Read More
NC Spin Articles
McCrory slams 60 Minutes coal ash story
Gov. Pat McCrory wasn't happy with how the CBS newsmagazine "60 Minutes" portrayed North Carolina's coal ash controversy on Dec. 7. In an interview Friday on Asheville's WWNC-AM, McCrory slammed the... Read More
Resignation letter shows Democratic division remains
A scathing resignation letter from an N.C. Democratic Party leader sheds light on a bitter divide in the organization as it prepares to replace Chairman Randy Voller, who is stepping down. Grace... Read More
The haves still have it
From Andy Wells, representative of N.C. House, District 96, and N.C. Senator-Elect, District 42: After 30 years in business, I’ve figured out that regardless of the ideas of well-meaning but over... Read More
Picking healthcare winners and losers
Dr. Roy Cordato, John Locke Foundation, December 12, 2014. During a recent 24-hour period, the state of North Carolina, invoking the infinite wisdom of politicians and bureaucrats, announced plans to... Read More
Tougher laws needed to rein in for-profit college abuses
We’ve all that had that moment when we see a television commercial for a for-profit college, like the University of Phoenix or ITT Technical Institute, and suddenly we’re overcome by a feeling... Read More
Seven questions for Gov. McCrory's year-end interviews
Governor Pat McCrory is busy giving year-end interviews to local television stations, talking about what his administration accomplished in 2014 and what his priorities are for next year. There have... Read More
BOG review is much needed
I'd like to add a few different thoughts to Brian Balfour's blogpost on the BOG Review. First let's recognize that recent press accounts tell us the Board of Governors review of UNC Centers and... Read More
Richard Burr is no Sam Ervin
Editorial by News and Observer, December 11, 2014. U.S. Sen. Richard Burr's response to the report on CIA torture is an embarrassment to the state that once proudly claimed Sam Ervin as a senator who... Read More
NC cities, towns want local sales tax power to fix budget shortfall
Cities and towns could ask state legislators for a special sales tax within municipal boundaries to make up for $62 million in lost privilege tax revenues. The legislature earlier this year repealed... Read More
