NC Spin Articles


I-77 Tolls: No

The most important issue that will determine continued growth in the Lake Norman region in the coming decade is not tax rates, municipal codes, or teacher pay. It is roads. North Mecklenburg has the...    Read More

July 7, 2014

I-77 Tolls: Yes

Anyone who has ever driven on I-77 during rush hour knows the pain and frustration of being stuck on one of the most congested roadways in the state. The I-77 managed lanes project is an innovative...    Read More

July 7, 2014


Spending money to save money

The irony was unmistakable. In a recent legislative committee meeting, House and Senate lawmakers peppered an official in Gov. Pat McCrory’s administration with questions about money the state is...    Read More

July 7, 2014


What largely explains the drop

The next time you see or hear a politician, policy analyst, activist, or journalist say that North Carolina’s unemployment rate has fallen “largely” because of workers dropping out of the labor...    Read More

by John Hood   |   July 7, 2014


Average people must bring change

Politicians of all stripes are sending out their Fourth of July messages this week as they do every year, reminding us of the Declaration of Independence and the struggles, courage, and aspirations of...    Read More

by Chris Fitzsimon   |   July 6, 2014


It's time for hearings in NC sweepstakes probe

In April 2013, Democracy North Carolina, a group that advocates fairness and transparency in elections, filed a complaint with the N.C. Board of Elections about possibly illegal contributions from the...    Read More

July 6, 2014


Women key to Senate race

It took North Carolina voters a very long time to elect a woman to the U.S. Senate, and when they finally did, it required remarkable circumstances – a woman with national stature, pushed by a...    Read More

July 6, 2014