NC Spin Articles

NC bought the "Florida Lemon"

Thirteen years later, Dennis Wicker appears to have been right. The former Democratic lieutenant governor, when he was running for governor in 2000, called the lottery plan of his then-opponent, Mike...    Read More

September 27, 2013

Courts leave DWI information in the dark

Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, September 27, 2013. Since 2006, state law has required court administrators to post detailed information about the disposition of driving-while-impaired cases. The...    Read More

September 27, 2013



Poll: Support for tea party slips

Support for the tea party continues to fall among Americans, nearing all-time lows, according to a new poll Thursday. Twenty-two percent of Americans call themselves tea party backers, the Gallup...    Read More

September 26, 2013

A three tribe war

With thick smoke clouds billowing out of the Capitol it’s hard to see who’s winning the latest war in Washington – plus, it isn’t a simple us versus them war: It’s a three tribe melee (with...    Read More

September 26, 2013




A troubling first for N.C.’s environment

Editorial by Charlotte Observer, September 25, 2013. If you’re doing something no one else in the country is doing, there’s a good chance you’re either radically innovative or recklessly...    Read More

September 26, 2013

GOP alleges irregularities with Progress NC

The state Republican Party Tuesday asked the Secretary of State Elaine Marshall to investigate a Democratic group's fund-raising practices. The state GOP is questioning whether Progress NC, a...    Read More

September 25, 2013


Time for a Bi -State Commission

I recently attended a meeting with the leadership of the Port of Virginia as a member of the Northeast Commission. The Northeast Commission is a state funded organization tasked to do economic...    Read More

September 25, 2013