NC Spin Articles

Time to rebuild state reserves

We don’t know what the composition of the North Carolina General Assembly will look like after the November election. Republicans are favored to hold their majorities in both legislative chambers...    Read More

by John Hood   |   August 4, 2014

Another chaotic legislative session

Editorial by Charlotte Observer, August 2, 2014. In a perfect political world, N.C. lawmakers would move to stem the introduction of last-minute budgets, bills and amendments at legislative sessions...    Read More

August 3, 2014

The disingenuous budget

There are two pieces of good news about the final state budget agreement released this week. One is listed explicitly in the budget document. The other is how legislative leaders are presenting the...    Read More

by Chris Fitzsimon   |   August 3, 2014


Budget was worth the wait

It’s the journey, not the destination, that matters most -- or so we have been assured by deep thinkers ranging from Ralph Waldo Emerson to Steven Tyler. When it comes to North Carolina’s revised...    Read More

by John Hood   |   August 3, 2014

Let the court decide

Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, August 3, 2014. Make no mistake. State Attorney General Roy Cooper never liked North Carolina’s constitutional amendment that opposes gay marriage. Passed in...    Read More

August 3, 2014





Sine D'oh

It may still be unclear what this legislature did, but it’s very clear how they did it: with remarkable bile, bitterness and backstabbing among the forces of McCrory, Tillis and Berger.   Oddly...    Read More

August 2, 2014