I’m so glad that Republicans are finally embracing redistribution of wealth. Sen. Harry Brown (R-Onslow) has proposed a new formula for doling out sales tax money that would take from the rich... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, March 16, 2015. Not content just to push North Carolina away from longer early voting periods and Medicaid expansion, state senators now have turned their attention... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, March 18, 2015. Some of North Carolina’s rural areas have been struggling economically for too long. We’re certainly sympathetic. But the proposal offered by... Read More
Not only has North Carolina retained its Certificate of Need program long, long after Congress repealed the federal mandate as a hopeless failure (in 1987), but among the remaining CON states, N.C... Read More
Senate leaders outlined a new jobs plan Wednesday that would rebalance how the state spends millions in incentives money while dropping the overall tax rate paid by corporations. The plan, backed by... Read More
One of the toughest things about covering state government is trying to get a handle on the true state of North Carolina's economy at any given time. If anyone ever figures it out, let me know... Read More
The candidates seeking appointments on the University of North Carolina’s governing board aren’t strangers to lawmakers – many of their names have repeatedly shown up on checks cashed to the... Read More
If you are looking for an example of how the pettiness and bitter partisanship of the folks currently running North Carolina have hurt the state, it’s hard to find a more illustrative one than the... Read More
In January, employers in North Carolina added no more payroll positions than they cut, as a small gain in private-sectors payrolls was offset entirely by a small drop in public-sector payrolls. The... Read More
