NC Spin Articles

Barber is protesting Republican overreach

by Lisa Rab, Mother Jones, April 14, 2014. On a recent Sunday afternoon, the Reverend William Barber II reclined uncomfortably in a chair in his office, sipping bottled water as he recovered from...    Read More

April 15, 2014

Tax Day pressures

Tax experts will tell anyone who listens that one of the biggest problems that accompanies any major rewrite of tax law is predicting how people will comply with the changes. Some portion of taxpayers...    Read More

April 15, 2014

Deadly politics

Misery loves company and right here, in Raleigh, it’s led to a pretty strange alliance. Governor McCrory’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources and President Obama’s Environmental...    Read More

April 14, 2014



Local business taxes hurt businesses

The News and Observer’s recent editorial “Capping Local Business Tax Could Hurt Businesses” failed to point out that there was near uniformity among both Republicans and Democrats on the Revenue...    Read More

April 14, 2014

Engaging the Hispanic community

I recently had the privilege to hear Daniel Garza speak and to talk with him personally. He is the Executive Director of The Libre Initiative based in Texas. His is a group that outreaches to the...    Read More

April 14, 2014


No to claptrap and flimflam

Local officials in North Carolina, particularly those who reside in distressed communities, should be wary of the twin dangers of claptrap and flimflam. If you aren’t careful, you’ll buy bogus...    Read More

by John Hood   |   April 14, 2014


Too soon to celebrate drop in jobless rate

Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, April 12, 2014. Anyone seeking to celebrate the declining unemployment rate in North Carolina or the Twin Counties should take a second look at the numbers, and what...    Read More

April 13, 2014