GSK cutting 900 jobs in RTP
The Triangle felt the brunt of the global restructuring now taking place in the pharmaceutical industry on Wednesday as GlaxoSmithKline announced plans to cut 900 jobs here. GSK, which has seen its... Read More
NC Spin Articles
NC launches campaign to combat underage drinking
State officials on Wednesday launched a $2.5 million campaign to reduce underage drinking through sobering TV ads, a website to help parents talk to kids, and a series of school assemblies with Lt... Read More
Race still matters when you're not white
I’m sure that the death of more young black males will occur at the hands of the police, but racism may not be the total story. As I watched a couple of businesses burning in Ferguson, Mo., I couldn... Read More
McCrory's push for energy exploration leaves public drilling for the truth
The administration of Governor Pat McCrory blatantly misled environmental groups, the media, and the public last month about a meeting on offshore drilling that included state and federal officials... Read More
NCAE membership down 12 percent
The changing fortunes and influence of teacher unions is a topic we’ve chronicled on these pages (see here and here). Few people follow this story better than our friend Mike Antonucci at the... Read More
Old differences remain in Medicaid reform
Lawmakers have not bridged the disagreements that forced the General Assembly to abandon efforts last summer to reform the North Carolina's $14 billion Medicaid health insurance system for the poor... Read More
Lee County wants fees to take Duke Coal ash
Lee County officials say the county deserves to be paid fees, potentially millions of dollars, by Duke Energy and a partner planning to bury coal ash there. Duke announced plans last month to start... Read More
Many factors affect state growth
What do Colorado, Texas, Utah, Massachusetts, and North Carolina have in common? Not much, it would seem. Yet according to the latest data, they are among the states leading the national pack in... Read More
Decker leaving, Skvarla to take over Commerce
Heard on the Street, December 2, 2014. It appears the rumors about Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker are true and that she will be leaving to take a job with Raycom Sports, based in South Carolina... Read More
Young Dems
Democrats looking to the future should look today to the swearing-in of four new Wake County Commissioners. They are a large part of why I told the AP’s Bill Barrow that the key to the party... Read More
