Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, June 21, 2014. A bill approved by the N.C. House last week takes the unusual step of requiring owners of mopeds to register their vehicles with the N.C. Department... Read More
North Carolina, buckle up. Over the next few months, you’ll learn how much your health insurance premiums will go up for next year. The early evidence isn’t good – the percentage increase could... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, June 22, 2014. N.C. lawmakers have an opportunity this short session to make it easier for the public to see and evaluate who may be influencing state policy with... Read More
RALEIGH In the 1980s, a handful of Democratic legislators met behind closed doors to hammer out North Carolina’s multibillion-dollar budget. They were known as the “super sub,” for super... Read More
The state’s unemployment rate reversed course for the first time in 11 months during May, rising 0.2 percentage points to 6.4 percent, the N.C. Commerce Department reported Friday. The monthly... Read More
Fiscal conservatives think government is too large, costs too much, and tries to do too much. Fiscal liberals think government is too small, spends too little, and doesn’t try to do enough. This is... Read More
Alysia Finley in a WSJ piece today breaks down the film flam game of the Hollywood industry, their dirty little secrets, special deals for their millionaires’ clubs, hustlers in for a quick hook... Read More
by Gene Nichol, UNC professor, published in News and Observer, June 21, 2014. North Carolina’s move to introduce a voucher program, offering millions of public dollars to fund private schools, says... Read More
by Art Pope, State Budget Director, published in News and Observer, June 21, 2014. In regard to Ned Barnett’s June 15 column, “ McKissick’s testimony irks Art Pope”: I was not simply irked... Read More
PPP’s newest North Carolina poll previews what could be a pair of very competitive races come 2016. Hillary Clinton has slight leads over potential Republican presidential opponents while Governor... Read More
