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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North Carolina Lawmakers War Against Manufacturing Jobs
North Carolina’s craft brewery industry is creating thousands of jobs Prohibition-era laws, however, are restricting their growth NC legislators are willing to spend millions ... Keep Reading
More Jobs, Bigger Paychecks
That's what recent tax reforms have delivered to North Carolina, according to a new academic study released today by the Civitas Institute. The study finds that allowing the ... Keep Reading
Trump Aide: How Trade Deals Hurt NC
In this edition of “What Matters in North Carolina,” Mark Shiver interviews an adviser to the Donald Trump campaign, Dr. Peter Navarro, about how trade deals have cost North ... Keep Reading
NC Job Picture Continues to Improve
New figures show that North Carolina's unemployment rate dropped below the national average for July. From a press release from Gov. McCrory's office: North Carolina’s ... Keep Reading
NC’s Unemployment Insurance Reforms Paying Off Big In 2016
This article originally appeared in Forbes.com Unemployment insurance (UI) reform in North Carolina continues to be the gift that keeps on giving. The 2013 UI reform, made ... Keep Reading
NC Job Growth Beating National Average Since 2013 Tax Reform
Progressive critics of North Carolina’s historic 2013 tax reforms are quick to seize on topline unemployment rate figures in an attempt to discredit the rate cuts. But a closer ... Keep Reading
$600 Million Tax Cut Coming to NC Job Providers in 2016
From WUNC State officials are celebrating a $1 billion surplus in the North Carolina unemployment trust fund. The Wednesday announcement represents a significant swing from just ... Keep Reading
NC Business Incentives Just A Cottage Crony Industry
In the face of defeat, claim victory anyway. That’s what state bureaucrats in charge of meddling with North Carolina’s economy are doing in light of a recent report that suggests ... 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
