As the old saying goes, when looking at politics always follow the money. Having just scratched the surface looking into the Janet Cowell Facebook fiasco, that's just what I ... Keep Reading
Erskine Bowles
Better Late Than Never: N&O Reports on Cowell’s Facebook Debacle
Six days ago, I blogged on a story regarding State Treasurer Janet Cowell's decision to invest millions of state pension fund dollars in the Facebook IPO. Erskine Bowles, who sits ... Keep Reading
State Treasurer Invests Pension Funds with a Supporter’s Company, Loses Big Then Sues
A very interesting North Carolina tie-in to the Facebook IPO class-action lawsuit is emerging; courtesy of Thomson Reuters News. North Carolina Retirement Systems - which ... Keep Reading
The Washington Monument Strategy or Reality?
Have you heard of the Washington Monument Strategy? Erskine Bowles may have used it when he said recently that the UNC System may be forced to consider closing a campus if the ... Keep Reading
Hungry Bureaucrats Fighting Over Shrinking Pie
Statists and members of the government education establishment can get along pretty well when the trough is overflowing with tax dollars. But when revenue begins to slow down, it ... Keep Reading
“May”?
File this one under the "most predictable headline of the decade" category. From today's N&O: Deficit solution may include taxes Erskine Bowles said "everything is on the ... Keep Reading
If It Walks Like a Duck…
The Daily Tar Heel breaks a story today that UNC President Erskine Bowles leads the board of directors of a real estate development company that just won a no-bid contract from a ... Keep Reading
