Outgoing State Budget Director Art Pope told UNC system board members Wednesday that North Carolina’s public universities have low tuition, generous taxpayer support and managerial flexibility that... Read More
Sen. Kay Hagan accused Republican challenger Thom Tillis of shortchanging education as a leader of the N.C. General Assembly on Wednesday night, and he cast her as a rubberstamp for President Barack... Read More
As the result of actions taken during the 2014 legislative short session, the school year begins with more money for teachers, more students attending schools of their choice, and more focus on what... Read More
We asked NC SPIN panelists to give you their perspectives on Wednesday night’s debate. JOE MAVRETIC: WOW! What a debate. If you are a Democrat, Hagan won. If you are a Republican, Tillis won. If... Read More
Football teams need a strong defense and effective offense to win. The same is true for political candidates. Tonight’s first debate between U.S. Senate contenders Kay Hagan and Thom Tillis (UNC-TV... Read More
As they baked in the 85-degree heat of Boyd Automotive's former parking lot, politicians riding in Monday's King Apple Parade talked coal ash and apples as they waited to join the convoy up Main... Read More
Editorial from Lenoir News-Topic, published in News and Observer, September 2, 2014. The following editorial appeared in the Lenoir News-Topic: One of the reasons no one particularly likes how... Read More
North Carolina taxpayers could spend more than $10 billion by 2022 to provide medical care for low-income residents of other states while getting nothing in return, a McClatchy Newspapers analysis... Read More
North Carolina’s Supreme Court has rejected a request from legislative leaders for an emergency release of voucher funds while they appeal a court decision that declared the program unconstitutional... Read More
When Republicans won their legislative majorities in 2010 and expanded them in 2012, they ran on a platform of fiscal conservatism and reform. They’ve largely delivered on their promises. Tax and... Read More
