Bitter finish in Eden
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, September 16, 2015. The beer industry has never been stronger in North Carolina. But that’s no consolation to 520 employees of the MillerCoors brewery in Eden... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Sales tax increase to help rural counties
North Carolina's republican lawmakers are responding to a newly-created tax that will help counties survive. Legislators have approved the placement of a tax on goods and services they say will create... Read More
The top 10 things you should know about the state budget deal
The FY 2015-16 North Carolina state budget has finally been finalized. Was it worth the wait? Rather than wading through 400 pages of text, you can read here about the ten most interesting and... Read More
Budget builds up savings
The North Carolina General Assembly seems poised to pass a budget for the 2015-17 biennium that spends some $22 billion a year on General Fund programs, appropriates more than $50 billion a year when... Read More
5 budget quotes to be wary of
If all goes as planned, the House and Senate will vote on a state budget this week, two and a half months after the fiscal year began. That means hours of floor debate by dozens of legislators. Here... Read More
Sock the rich
In North Carolina, thousands rally for an aging lefty in his race against Bill and Hillary Clinton’s New Democratic Party. In Britain, Tony Blair’s New Labour Party picks an aging, even-leftier... Read More
The war on public employees continues
Yet another state budget leaves workers with paltry raises Since taking control of the General Assembly in 2011, the conservative powers that be in North Carolina have been waging a more or less... Read More
State budget compromise released
After previewing the measure Monday afternoon, top North Carolina lawmakers posted the two-month-overdue budget compromise announced Monday online just before midnight. The 429-page bill and... Read More
Policy discussion needs to continue
The 2015 long legislative session has proven to be just that: long. Many productive ideas have been discussed, among them whether we should take advantage of low interest rates and construction costs... Read More
Not over until its over
Are the legislators really going home soon? Finally! Over the weekend at the UNC-Chapel Hill vs. N.C. A&T football game, House Speaker Tim Moore was all smiles as he confirmed news reports that... Read More
