by Laura Leslie, WRAL, August 24, 2015. With just a week left before their second extended deadline, state lawmakers appear no closer to reaching agreement on their $21.74 billion budget plan. House... Read More
Kudos to Gov. Pat McCrory and the General Assembly for moving budget talks forward and reaching an agreement on the spending number for the 2015-16 budget year. Capping spending at 3.1 percent growth... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, August 22, 2015. State lawmakers last week moved closer to agreement on a plan for revamping the state’s Medicaid system. But the plan that is shaping up through... Read More
In a report published this week by the Office of State Auditor, Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC) was found to have saved the state's Medicaid program millions of dollars. During a 10-year... Read More
The House passed a package of changes to the state's unemployment insurance laws Thursday after rejecting a change that would have softened requirements for those receiving weekly payments. Senate... Read More
Over the past 12 months, the nation as a whole has added nearly three million net new jobs. These employment gains weren’t proportionally distributed across the country, however. Some states... Read More
The longest and deepest recession in our history took a devastating toll on North Carolina. As in the rest of the country, property values, wages, and interest rates dropped precipitously... Read More
Admit it. You love it. We all love it. That’s why the Donald Trump for President Show rolls on and on and on. That’s why all political news – from the New York Times to Fox News to MSNBC to... Read More
Earlier this week the office of Gov. Pat McCrory sent out a press release announcing that after a breakfast meeting with McCrory, House and Senate leaders had come to an agreement on a spending level... Read More
North Carolina's unemployment rate increased for the fifth month in a row in July, to 5.9 percent, the Commerce Department reported today. Having fallen below the national average early this year... Read More
