Ellmers, Aiken trade barbs in lone debate
Republican 2nd District Congresswoman Renee Ellmers and her Democratic challenger, singer Clay Aiken, clashed Monday during an hour-long debate in Pinehurst, each accusing the other of being too... Read More
NC Spin Articles
You might be a North Carolina voter if.....
You're confused about when and how you can register to vote and cast a ballot in the midterm elections. The General Assembly's 2013 changes to elections laws, combined with ongoing court battles over... Read More
Cash woes plague NC courts, not only problem
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, October 6, 2014. State Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin made a pitch last week for more funding for North Carolina's judicial system. The already-strapped... Read More
Good news on taxes
Except when complaining that North Carolina isn’t giving enough targeted tax incentives to Hollywood studios, solar-panel manufacturers, and commercial real-estate developers, liberals contend that... Read More
Little appeal for altering Nov. 4 election
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, October 4, 2014. It makes sense to allow this election to proceed according to the former rules until a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s new voting... Read More
Weight of polls
The first and only time I ever helped take a political survey was during my undergraduate days at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill back in the 1980s. I was one of many journalism students... Read More
NC A&T takes top spot as largest historically black university in country
N.C. A&T State University can claim the top spot as the largest historically black college and university in the country, passing Florida A&M and up from the No. 2 spot last year. The News & Record of... Read More
What voters might learn from final Hagan-Tillis debates
When Ralph McMillan, a lawyer and a Republican in Charlotte, watched the first debate between U.S. Senate candidates Thom Tillis and Kay Hagan on Sept. 3, he already knew he was voting for Tillis. So... Read More
GOP consultant: Sen. Wesley Meredith needs to address welfare fraud allegations
A Republican political consultant thinks Republican state Sen. Wesley Meredith needs to quickly address allegations and a possible investigation of whether he and his former wife fraudulently obtained... Read More
Dems pin hopes for Senate majority on NC race
by Cameron Joseph, The Hill, October 3, 2014. The North Carolina Senate race might end up being a rare bright spot for Democrats in November. Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) is showing a surprising resiliency... Read More
