The state's Revenue Laws Study Committee met again this morning, primarily to discuss the state's unemployment insurance debt to the federal government. As most of you already ... Keep Reading
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Jim Hunt Sends Mixed Message in Obama Endorsement
Former NC Governor Jim Hunt pens this endorsement for Pres. Obama in today's N&O. The article is chock full of typicall politcial bloviating - a lot of words with little ... Keep Reading
Civitas Poll Sheds Light on Economic Crisis
The experts say the recession ended in 2009; the people in North Carolina say it’s still going on. Moreover, by a large margin they expect it to drag on for two years or ... Keep Reading
What the Tax-Free Weekend Can Teach Us
Did you venture out to purchase school supplies for your aspiring young scholar during our state’s tax-free weekend? Or, perhaps your child’s school days have long passed and you ... Keep Reading
July Civitas Poll Lunches: NC Remains a Key State in Campaigns
The July Civitas Poll Lunches -- one in Charlotte, one in Raleigh -- provided close looks at the political races and voters' outlooks. At the Raleigh Poll Lunch, the News & ... Keep Reading
Unemployment Insurance: Another Government Failure
Lew Ebert, President and CEO of the North Carolina Chamber, outlines some major problems with NC's unemployment insurance program in this N&O guest column. Among the ... Keep Reading
New Analysis Shows NC Losing Jobs Faster Than National Trend
Posted today at newgeography.com is an interesting state-by-state analysis of job growth (or loss) over the last four years. What sets this analysis apart is that it measures job ... Keep Reading
Economic (In)Security
The N&O today published this article by a British professor of "economic security" in which he is discussing the topic of his new book - a new social class he describes as the ... Keep Reading
Civitas Poll: N.C. Voters Negative on Economy
Raleigh, N.C. – Attitudes among North Carolina voters remain bleak concerning the economy as most say it will take at least two years or more for the recession to ... Keep Reading
Obama to Offer More Failed Stimulus Plans in Speech
In his speech tomorrow evening, President Obama is expected to discuss another dose of failed policies to "jumpstart" the economy. According to Bloomberg: President Barack Obama ... Keep Reading
