Supreme selection
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, August 20, 2014. Gov. Pat McCrory called it one of his most important decisions when he appointed Mark D. Martin to complete Sarah Parker’s term as chief justice... Read More
NC Spin Articles
How does the public rank teachers and public education?
It's Christmas morning if you're interested in finding out what the public thinks on major education issues; Education Next has released its annual national Poll . If you want a quick read... Read More
Schools lose teacher assistant funding in legislative wringing over economic development bill
In an apparent surprise to GOP leaders, rank and file members of the House voted down an economic development bill Tuesday that because of unusual legislative maneuvering needed to pass to pave the... Read More
From Ferguson, a troubling message for North Carolina
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, August 19, 2014. More than a week after an unarmed young man was shot and killed by a police officer, there’s no slowing of the disturbing images coming out of... Read More
Hagan continues to lead close Senate race
PPP's newest North Carolina poll continues to find Kay Hagan in the lead, although the race has tightened slightly compared to a month ago. Hagan is at 42% to 38% for Thom Tillis with Libertarian Sean... Read More
TV Blitz fails to change Hagan-Tillis Senate Race
That’s $35 million down the drain. That is the estimate of what has been spent so far in North Carolina’s Senate race, to little effect. Several polls show Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan and her... Read More
House revolt crashes incentives bill
Twenty-eight House Republicans bolted party ranks Tuesday, joining 26 Democrats to defeat an economic incentives program that some labeled “corporate welfare.” It was a rebuke to House Speaker... Read More
Stick with the winning playbook
Gov. Pat McCrory and some Republican lawmakers in the General Assembly say they need more “tools” for economic development in North Carolina — by which they mean targeted tax breaks and... Read More
Tea Party hits the skids
The battered and bedraggled Tea Partiers have been taking it on the chin – they’ve gotten pounded, losing races in Tennessee, Kansas, Texas, Kentucky, South Carolina and Mississippi so, now, the... Read More
Legislative polls: Can coattails fly up?
The day after Republicans took control of the legislature and the Governor’s Mansion for the first time since the 19th century, former Raleigh Mayor and then-GOP party chair, Tom Fetzer told WRAL... Read More
