NC Spin Articles

McCrory's budget

For the first time in a very long time the media and the General Assembly recognize the Governor has a budget.  Generally, in the past, no one cared if the Governor presented a budget because it was...    Read More

by Gene Arnold   |   March 22, 2013

The Optimist

Bowater, as his friends call him, is a local Democrat – and an incurable optimist. While Republican preen and strut with power and Democrats wring their hands with worry, Bowater remain serenely...    Read More

March 22, 2013

Governor's Budget Proposal

For the past four years, a few NC SPIN panelists have advocated a governor who wanted to lead a good executive branch-not just another education governor. Governor McCrory's proposed budget is another...    Read More

by Joe Mavretic   |   March 21, 2013


A Modest Proposal on Electric Power

Sometimes, despite good intentions, we just get things wrong. That’s what happened in 2007, when the North Carolina legislature enacted a bill to force electric utilities to buy “renewable...    Read More

by John Hood   |   March 21, 2013

The Good, Not-so-Good and Ugly Budget

Governor McCrory presented his budget to the NC General Assembly today. It is a proposed general fund budget totaling $20.6 billion with more than half earmarked for education. The McCrory budget does...    Read More

March 20, 2013

McCrory's budget: Cautious, Solid, Optimistic

Governor Pat McCrory presented his first budget proposal and it was pretty consistent with what he advocated while running for governor, emphasizing economy, education and efficiency. I’ve sat...    Read More

March 20, 2013




Don’t Plan for Failure

Any plan for rejuvenating North Carolina’s economy by drawing down and spending more federal money is a plan for failure. At most, it would generate a ripple of economic activity in the short run...    Read More

by John Hood   |   March 19, 2013


NC Shifts from Blue to Red

Following the 2010 election, we analyzed county commission seats in North Carolina and recorded a shift from almost completely Democratic in the early 1970s to a near even split between Republicans...    Read More

March 15, 2013