by Gene Nichol, UNC Professor of Law, published in News and Observer, January 25, 2014. The troubling correlation between education and poverty places North Carolina reform efforts in odd posture. For... Read More
Debates about the economic policies adopted last year by Gov. Pat McCrory and the General Assembly have generated more heat than light. Nowhere has the discussion gotten more confused than with the... Read More
by Sharon Decker, NC Secretary of Commerce, published in Charlotte Observer, January 25, 2014. Since the day Gov. Pat McCrory took office, the unemployment rate has dropped two points and more North... Read More
Laura Hawks wasn’t overly concerned when the company where she worked as an office manager shut down in September 2011. The Garner resident was confident in her abilities and her track record and... Read More
50 years ago we declared war on poverty, spent $20.7 trillion, and lost. So now the President is trying again. Only this time he’s calling it a war on income inequality because a war on poverty only... Read More
One of the more interesting news items of the week was the announcement that the Pope Civitas Institute was paying for $20,000 worth of radio ads praising the tax shift passed by state lawmakers last... Read More
The N.C. Supreme Court has rejected a request to delay the 2014 primary elections. Groups challenging the North Carolina legislative and congressional districts drawn three years ago had sought the... Read More
A 10-year jobs plan unveiled by state leaders Friday recommends changes to some state economic incentives programs, including film incentives, and the creation of a special “closing fund” for Gov... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, January 24, 2014. It might not seem terribly noteworthy that UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt acknowledged this week what most people can plainly see about the... Read More
