One of the most troubling aspects of the budget the Senate passed earlier this summer was the decision to stuff the 500 plus page appropriations bill with dozens of controversial policy changes that... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, September 4, 2015. It's not quite a done deal yet, but it appears North Carolina voters will head to the polls on March 15 next year to weigh in on the presidential... Read More
For several weeks members of the NC Senate have been saying that one person is responsible for holding up progress on reaching a budget agreement. They have been uniform in blaming Rep. Nelson... Read More
Dozens of magistrates in North Carolina have refused to perform weddings since a law went into effect allowing officials to refrain from performing the ceremony. The state court system says it's... Read More
As college students flood campuses across the state this week, future careers drive many of the decisions they’ll make in the coming months. A growing number of North Carolinians have chosen... Read More
Between July 2014 and July 2015, unemployment rates fell in 90 of North Carolina’s 100 counties and in 13 of the state’s 15 metropolitan areas. Over the same period, the size of the local labor... Read More
Even while North Carolina was still in the grips of the Great Recession, with thousands of residents suffering the slings and arrows of joblessness because they were caught in the wrong place at the... Read More
Perianne Boring is spending a lot of time in North Carolina these days. The former finance industry journalist and legislative analyst on Capitol Hill founded the only Washington D.C. industry... Read More
This series, entitled “Cut This, Go Home,” will include several budget items that should no longer receive taxpayer funding because they fall well outside the legitimate, core functions of... Read More
Back when the legislature came to town, State Senator Ralph Hise announced Medicaid spending was out of control but he had a solution – Capitation – which worked like this: He was going to hire... Read More
