NC Spin Articles

Only women should negotiate the state budget

Having covered North Carolina legislatures since the 1970s, I have come to the conclusion that budget negotiations could be resolved much more quickly with one simple solution. No one should be...    Read More

July 13, 2014

Border children

What on earth do you do when a eight-year-old lands on your doorstep?   I heard two spokesmen on the radio today with answers – the first told a story of a lone girl, one of the border children...    Read More

July 12, 2014




The show at the NC legislature

My guilty pleasure these days is the N.C. legislature. The Real Housewives of Atlanta or Orange County have nothing on state lawmakers for entertainment value. Take for instance, the petulant walkout...    Read More

July 12, 2014







Our changing faces

You hear that North Carolina is growing and changing. Now you can see just how and how much – and what that may mean for politics – thanks to Ferrel Guillory and his colleagues at the UNC Program...    Read More

July 11, 2014