Good news for job seekers: You can expect more "Help Wanted" signs in the New Year. A surge in hiring could push the U.S. unemployment rate "below 4 percent," something not since 2000 as companies... Read More
by Dan Way, Carolina Journal, December 9, 2015. North Carolina residents could receive a larger personal income tax exemption if the General Assembly’s 2016 short session follows the lead of state... Read More
Gov. Pat McCrory last week pleaded with parents across North Carolina to talk to their children about underage consumption of alcohol. “This is an issue that we’ve got to tackle at the kitchen... Read More
A year ago, the sky was falling in North Carolina — fiscally speaking, I mean. During the latter part of 2014, liberal editorialists and Democratic operatives repeatedly predicted that the state... Read More
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, December 7, 2015. Now that we’re out of the economic slump and the state is running small surpluses, we ought to be making it up to the State Highway Patrol... Read More
Barbara Dell Carter is not a social worker. Nor is she a nurse, psychotherapist, nutritionist or a special needs educator. More than a teacher — Second grade teacher Barbara Dell Carter and her... Read More
The worse Donald Trump gets, the better his poll numbers get. Once again, he owns the national political debate because he goes where no one else dares to go. And when you go where even Dick Cheney... Read More
This weekend, a screening of the film “Spotlight” hosted by the new North Carolina Newsroom Cooperative emphasized the importance of an independent press in our society. The movie told the story... Read More
PPP's new North Carolina poll finds Donald Trump at his highest level of support in the state yet. He's at 33% to 16% for Ted Cruz, 14% each for Ben Carson and Marco Rubio, 5% for Jeb Bush, 4% for... Read More
According to the Business Insider, Median personal income for all NC employees: $31,900 Median income for NC millennials: $20,000 According to the NC Department of Public Instruction and the Wake... Read More
