The Triangle Business Journal highlights the recently-released data showing that North Carolina's economic performance ranked 8th worst in the nation in 2009. The value of all the ... Keep Reading
Gov. Perdue
State Agencies Not Offering Up Budget Cuts to Perdue
In anticipation of next year's massive budget deficit, Gov. Perdue issued a request for state agencies to submit their recommendations for cuts ranging from 5 to 15 percent. Per ... Keep Reading
Creators of Perdue’s “Silly Rule” Don’t Think it’s So Silly
Well, that didn't take long. Just a few weeks ago, Gov. Perdue launched a program aimed at reducing and eliminating unnecessary rules created by state agencies and ... 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
NC Crowned Corporate Welfare Queen (Again)
Following on the heels of North Carolina's dismal showing in the Tax Foundation's business tax climate index, corporate welfare mag Site Selection once again picks North Carolina ... Keep Reading
Perdue Flip-Flops on Timing of Budget-Cutting Proposals
Per the Charlotte Business Journal, Gov. Perdue signaled her intent to announce plans next week to reduce bureaucracy in North Carolina state government. N.C. Gov. Bev Perdue told ... Keep Reading
Race to the Top Funds Merely Empower Education Establishment
The North Carolina education establishment is giddy about being awarded manna from heaven federal "Race to the Top" funds to "spur classroom innovation." In its proposal seeking ... Keep Reading
Less Access, Longer Lines Coming for Medicaid Enrollees
Per today's N&O, it appears Medicaid service providers in NC can expect another reduction in reimbursement rates: In the current state budget, Perdue and the legislature ... Keep Reading
Feds Move Closer to Bailing Out Irresponsible States
In my wrap-up of North Carolina's 2010-11 state budget, I mentioned that state lawmakers were hopeful for hundreds of millions of additional federal dollars to help NC cover its ... Keep Reading
Government “Economic Development” Schemes Shift Power to the Elite
Government meddling in the market process, courtesy of corporate welfare and targeted tax breaks, is bad economics in large part due to the "knowledge problem" confronting a small ... Keep Reading
