NC Spin Articles


Optimistic on teacher pay

Churchill once said, “I am an optimist. It does not seem much use to be anything else.” I think of that quote often, when asked about how I feel about what is happening in our state capital, and...    Read More

July 15, 2014

McCrory chides Senate leaders

Republican Gov. Pat McCrory stood by his threatened veto of a Senate budget bill during a Charlotte radio interview Monday and compared GOP Senate leaders to past Democratic leaders Marc Basnight and...    Read More

July 15, 2014



Another step closer to justice

Editorial by Charlotte Observer, July 13, 2014. Orlando Hudson, chief resident Superior Court judge in Durham, believes that the conviction of Darryl Anthony Howard 19 years ago for two murders and...    Read More

July 14, 2014

N.C. Voter laws should be blocked

Editorial by Charlotte Observer, July 12, 2014. U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Schroeder said last week that he will take time to consider the arguments offered about changes to the state’s voter...    Read More

July 14, 2014


A budget deal at 7-Eleven

Two weeks after the start of the 2014-15 fiscal year, the North Carolina House and Senate still haven’t reached an agreement on adjusting the state budget. If you’ve been around the General...    Read More

by John Hood   |   July 14, 2014

Medicaid muddle

Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, July 13, 2014. Medicaid is too important and expensive not to get right. North Carolina leaders are set to make changes in Medicaid delivery — but they don’t...    Read More

July 13, 2014



Can reason reclaim the GOP?

The calls come sporadically, but their message is consistent. They’re calls from exasperated conservatives. What they ask for is “balance” in our editorials, but what they really want is...    Read More

July 13, 2014