Pacesetting states offer growth lessons JOHN HOOD MARCH 19, 2025
If present trends continue, we’ll surpass Georgia and become the eighth-most-populous state by 2030. There’s even an outside chance we’ll overtake seventh-ranked Ohio. Read More
NC SPIN Posts by John Hood
North Carolina fails telehealth exam
A recent study of telehealth across the U.S. declared North Carolina had a grade of "F." Read More
Raise teacher pay the right way
Teaching typically pays less, yes, but teaching also offers offsetting benefits as health plans, retirement accounts, more time off during holidays and summers, and, frankly, more rewarding work. Read More
Institute fosters stronger public leadership
A new name but with the same purpose to train prospective public leaders. Read More
Realism needed for sound budget
House and Senate appropriators should prepare tight budgets for the next two fiscal years that address hurricane relief and reconstruction, maintain basic services, and identify hundreds of millions of dollars in savings to reallocate. Read More
Voters deserve information on fiscal crisis
A recent High Point poll demonstrated that few North Carolinians knew whether our federal government spent more on Social Security or foreign aid. Read More
Senator Tillis speaks truth on Ukraine
America should continue to act as a leader. An example. A trustworthy partner and ally. Read More
North Carolina lacks unitary executive
Democrats take a maximalist position on the executive power of the governor, but a minimalist position in Washington. Read More
Help workers truly earn higher wages
Minimum wages do more harm than good. But lawmakers and all of us should seek higher wages in our state. Read More
Let's change how the legislature works
Some valuable proposals for making our legislature truly a citizen legislature. Read More
