My Spin by Tom Campbell

Learning more about learning more

The most important function of state government is education, as evidenced by the fact that North Carolina spends 57 cents of every tax dollar on primary and secondary education. Better-educated...    Read More

by Tom Campbell   |   April 7, 2017

Right problem. Wrong solution

Too many North Carolinians lack confidence in our courts, according to a recently concluded 15-month study initiated by Mark Martin, Chief Justice of our state Supreme Court. 53 percent of the public...    Read More

by Tom Campbell   |   March 31, 2017

Budget uncertainties

If you’ve ever put together a jigsaw puzzle you can understand the task of assembling a state budget. Like a puzzle, one piece of the spending and tax plan builds upon another as lawmakers construct...    Read More

by Tom Campbell   |   March 24, 2017


Broken records

When Republicans were in the minority in North Carolina’s political power structure they frequently complained that Democrats were like a broken record. Times are good? Spend more and expand. Times...    Read More

by Tom Campbell   |   March 17, 2017

Which do you want?

The current harangue over repealing and replacing Obamacare brings to mind the sign that hung in the auto repair shop in my hometown:     YOU CAN HAVE GOOD. YOU CAN HAVE CHEAP. YOU CAN HAVE FAST...    Read More

by Tom Campbell   |   March 15, 2017

From Obamacare to Republicare

If we can allow ourselves to tune out the many distractions coming out of Washington (and Raleigh), we might be able to tune into the number one domestic issue of our time – healthcare. Even though...    Read More

by Tom Campbell   |   March 10, 2017


Amending our Constitution

North Carolina’s Constitution is essentially a social contract between the people and its government. Former House Speaker Joe Mavretic has long maintained that every generation should review and...    Read More

by Tom Campbell   |   March 3, 2017

Congratulations, you owe $42 billion

State Treasurer Dale Folwell isn’t known to mince words and in a recent NC SPIN interview he reported North Carolina has made promises to present and retired state employees we are presently unable...    Read More

by Tom Campbell   |   February 24, 2017

Escaping from the HB2 box

The recurring HB2 nightmare will celebrate a birthday next month with no end in sight. Both sides of the political spectrum find themselves in a box, albeit a cardboard box they are treating as if it...    Read More

by Tom Campbell   |   February 17, 2017