Changes may add up to April surprise
Enjoying the extra cash you're taking home with every paycheck under the new state tax plan? So am I. But we may all be surprised next April when we file state tax returns. Rather than the typical... Read More
NC Spin Articles
States grapple with unpopular property taxes
State Sen. David Argall thinks Pennsylvania’s law to fund schools with property taxes, which dates from the 1830s, has outlived its usefulness. He is pushing a bill that would eliminate property... Read More
NC's first priority is to hush those who disagree
by Mark Washburn, The Charlotte Observer, May 17, 2014. I am happy to report to you, dear constituents, what a good job we’re doing for you here at the N.C. Legislature. On the very second day of... Read More
Try to get a look at the state budget as it speeds past us
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, May 18, 2014. If the frenetic pace of last year's "long" legislative session is any indication, the "short" session is poised to move at an even faster pace. That... Read More
Revised economic development partnership has more transparency
by Richard Craver, Winston-Salem Journal, May 17, 2014. Striking a balance between more transparency and the need for millions of dollars in private fund raising is the main challenge facing the... Read More
More cuts coming to N.C. unemployment benefits
It’s official. The number of state unemployment benefit weeks will be reduced significantly for people who begin their claims after July 6. A calculation formula used in the state law covering UI... Read More
The full story on government employees
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, May 16, 2014. Before heading back to Raleigh for the short session, lawmakers predicted the legislature would devote its time this year to The Three E’s... Read More
May 20th: Will you miss it again this year?
It is probably not known to many of our readers, that the citizens of Mecklenburg County, in this state made a declaration of independence a year before Congress made theirs.” This item could be an... Read More
In defense of Senate Majority PAC
Now that fact checkers for The Washington Post, WRAL-TV, andFactCheck.org have all taken the Senate Majority PAC to task for its false attack ad against Republican Senate candidate Thom Tillis, I... Read More
Employment rate no quirk
If all you know about North Carolina’s recent economic performance is what you get from Twitter feeds, partisan press releases or brief mentions on television newscasts, then much of what you... Read More
