The Council of State will meet Tuesday morning at 9:00 and will face a decision of what do with the Dorothea Dix property in Raleigh. Governor Bev Perdue wants the other elected ... Keep Reading
Economics
NC “Fix the Debt” Group Says More Revenue Will Have to be Part of Debt Reduction
The North Carolina chapter of a national "Fix the Debt" coalition was launched in Raleigh. The new group wants immediate action in Congress to avoid the "fiscal cliff" approaching ... Keep Reading
The Hostess Break Up Begins
Hostess received a green light from a Judge in New York last week to begin winding down production of all of it's brands. Not all of Hostess employees will lose their jobs right ... Keep Reading
Mediation Talks Fail Between Hostess Brands and Union, Over 600 in North Carolina Pay the Price
Hostess Brands employs over 600 people in North Carolina including over 270 at its Merita Bakery in Rocky Mount. That city has the highest unemployment rate among cities in North ... Keep Reading
Hostess Already Had Plans to Lay Off Hundreds in North Carolina, Among Thousands of Others
Hostess Brand Inc. announced its intention to shut down company operations and stopped all production. It said it would lay off its 18,500 employees because the union workers ... Keep Reading
Gov Perdue Decides on State-Federal Health Exchange
Governor Bev Perdue today said it was her intent to form a state-federal partnership to run a health exchange under Obamacare. It was one of three choices, the others being a state ... Keep Reading
Thousands Sign Petition for North Carolina to Secede
North Carolina is one of seven states to have the necessary 25,000 signatures to submit a petition to secede and become a sovereign independent government. The petition is ... Keep Reading
Bastiat Must Be Rolling Over in His Grave
The N&O yesterday decided to reprint this jaw-droppingly ignorant article about government "creating jobs". It's hard to believe that an actual adult wrote this article. Here ... Keep Reading
“Education Governor” Gets a C Grade
Governor Beverly Perdue received an average grade in the newest Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors from the Cato Institute. In addition to an overall grade, the ... Keep Reading
Critics Say Obama’s Work is a Failure Not an Incomplete
(CHARLOTTE) - The jobs report today was not encouraging for many people with only 96,000 jobs added in the U.S. and the unemployment rate is still above eight percent. Thursday ... Keep Reading
