Today the State Employee's Association of North Carolina (SEANC) held a press conference touting their new report entitled: "Take Pride in North Carolina: A Budget Report ... Keep Reading
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An Examination of Perdue’s Job Claims from the State of the State
Under the Dome does a nice job examining one of Gov. Perdue's claims in her state of the state speech from last night. Specifically, her claim that "Businesses have pledged to ... Keep Reading
A veto may be the next step for the Balanced Budget Act
Republican House Speaker Thom Tillis says it is a possibility Governor Beverly Perdue will veto SB13 which targets nearly $800 million in savings for the current budget. If the ... Keep Reading
Perdue’s Sketchy Jobs Claim
During her announcement that the state's budget gap has shrunk by $1 billion (a dubious claim itself), Gov. Perdue declared: "My administration's work on jobs and economic growth ... Keep Reading
Thoughts on Senate Bill 13
Gov. Perdue has hinted that she may consider vetoing SB 13 - largely because it would divert a small chunk of her corporate welfare bribe money economic development funds. She ... Keep Reading
State Senate tentatively approves $800 million in savings and cuts for current budget
While the Governor asked permission to cut $400 million from the current budget SB13 goes much further by finding another $400 million in savings. That includes transferring money ... Keep Reading
Purdue to State Senate: “Hands Off My Corporate Welfare!”
Big surprise - the Governor doesn't want to cede control over millions of taxpayer dollars she uses to bribe corporations so that her office can issue a press release declaring she ... Keep Reading
Power Elite Celebrate Their Cronyism
North Carolina's economic managers praised each other for their ability to consolidate more power into their hands and the hands of their corporate cronies at the expense of the ... Keep Reading
Corporate Welfare Lawyers Shill for a More Politicized Economy
Welcome back, Civitas Review readers. After a holiday hiatus, its time to get back to generating new blogs on a regular basis. Just before Christmas, the N&O published this ... Keep Reading
Perdue: Corporate Welfare = Excellence
Governor Perdue's administration has some strange standards for excellence. Going out to her email subscribers is this following article: A decade of excellence For the ninth ... Keep Reading
