Outside groups have spent more than $15 million on political advertising – most of it negative – on both sides of North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race, more money than in any other state. Who is... Read More
A year ago when my health insurance went up I grumbled and blamed Blue Cross. Then, this year, my new bill arrived and the premium went up again even more. But this time I didn’t blame Blue Cross. I... Read More
Just as ObamaCare divides the nation politically, it divides Democrats strategically. Does it spell disaster in November, or can we score points with it? The President took the ball to the basket... Read More
There are still many questions about Governor Pat McCrory’s plan to turn over the state’s economic development efforts to a private nonprofit, a strategy that has caused numerous problems in other... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, April 4, 2014. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people voted in North Carolina and another state in 2012. Or maybe they didn’t. Wednesday’s report by State... Read More
North Carolina business owners are more optimistic about their company’s prospects and are more likely to hire new employees than they were six months ago, according to a new survey from PNC... Read More
North Carolina’s official unemployment rate only tells half of the story, according to a new report released today that finds a quarter-million working age North Carolinians are neither employed... Read More
North Carolina loses 54 cents for every dollar it allocates to the state film production credit, and the actual return on investment might be even worse, concluded a memorandum from the General... Read More
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, April 3, 2014. The U.S. Supreme Court decision Wednesday striking down limits on total campaign contributions by individuals elicited strong disapproval from a host... Read More
It’s not like it is difficult to find startling hypocrisy in what passes for public policy debates these days, but the battle over public education seems especially rife with maddening examples... Read More
