More powerful than magic
Obama stands on a stage in Tennessee and promises nine million people he’ll give them $3,800 a year each (on average) and the press coos he’s made a “dramatic announcement” then a skeptic asks... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Pass McCroryCare
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is requiring all students to take an online sexual violence and harassment training course as part of the school's new policy for handling sex assault... Read More
UNC CH mandates sexual violence course for students
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is requiring all students to take an online sexual violence and harassment training course as part of the school's new policy for handling sex assault... Read More
Progress NC Action files ethics complaint against McCrory
A liberal political organization asked the State Ethics Commission on Monday to investigate what it claims is a pattern by Gov. Pat McCrory of failing to fully disclose his financial interests... Read More
Raleigh to buy 308-acre Dix property for $52 million
Mayor Nancy McFarlane and state Rep. Skip Stam leaned over a table-size landscape on Monday afternoon, surveying tiny white buildings and houses scattered inside a glass case. Dozens of reporters and... Read More
Different types of bills get passed before session
By the time state legislators get sworn in this week for the 2015-16 legislative session, many of them already will be tired. But at least their campaign coffers will be heavier. It's a time-honored... Read More
William Barber responds to NC SPIN
Editor's note: This is a letter sent to NC SPIN by Reverend William Barber, State President of NAACP in response to the NC SPIN program that aired January 11, 2015. It was not edited. Mr. Tom... Read More
Legislature should determine which incentives work before taking action
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, January 11, 2015. Gov. Pat McCrory is right to make economic development a top priority for his legislative agenda this year, and he already has said he will start... Read More
Economy may be best ally for McCrory at halfway mark
Midway through his four-year term, Republican Gov. Pat McCrory has got his talking points down to show he’s met promises to improve North Carolina’s economy and government. McCrory reminds... Read More
Rural power
by Jim Morrill, Charlotte Observer, published in The Insider, January 12, 2015. Wednesday's General Assembly opening will spotlight a paradox of North Carolina politics -- the re-ascendance of rural... Read More
