January 2017 Roy Cooper: "That’s going to be one of the major battles during this General Assembly session. Are we going to invest in education and our people, or are we going to ... Keep Reading
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N&O Article Tries to Deny NC’s Economic Growth, Fails Miserably
Tuesday’s edition of the Raleigh News & Observer included a fact-free editorial by a staffer of the George Soros-funded Budget & Tax Center – a project of the NC Justice ... Keep Reading
NC Business Owner: Corporate Welfare is a “Smack in the Face” to Home-Grown Businesses
The Char-O just published this letter from a Cornelius business owner about the inherent unfairness of state government corporate welfare programs: I wonder if the N.C. Legislature ... Keep Reading
McCrory’s Commerce Sec. Faces Tough Questions from Senate on Corporate Welfare
According to news accounts: Gov. Pat McCrory's commerce secretary faced skepticism Tuesday from state senators in a powerful committee as he outlined a request to ... Keep Reading
Whether Media or Economists; “Mainstream” Means Left-Wing
McClatchy News ran this article yesterday that attempts to outline the different outlooks on the economy held by Kay Hagan and Thom Tillis. The article was supposed to be an ... Keep Reading
More Research on Unemployment Insurance’s Impact on Employment
Last week my article on unemployment benefits was published in the N&O. The main premise was simple and noncontroversial: when you pay people not to work, the result will be ... Keep Reading
Surprise! Crony Obama to Give More of Other People’s Money to Cronies
President Obama visited Raleigh yesterday to announce still more crony corporatism. The President announced that state and federal governments came to an agreement with several ... Keep Reading
NC’s Unemployment Rate Now 3rd Highest
NC's unemployment rate has been stuck at 5th highest in the nation for what seems to be forever. But the unemployment figures just released for July reveal a change in that ... Keep Reading
Economist: NC to add 90,000 Jobs in 2013
NC State University Economist Michael Walden spoke to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce Wednesday about the State's economic outlook. According to Dr. Walden, “We're ... Keep Reading
Committee Proposes Major Changes to Unemployment Insurance Program
Today's Revenue Laws Committee meeting included a rollout of proposed changes to North Carolina's unemployment insurance program. Recall that NC is facing a $2.5 billion debt to ... Keep Reading
