Two Views of the NC Economy
North Carolina’s lackluster economy is the top political issue. Voters who pay scant attention to legislative sessions and partisan dust-ups in Raleigh view state leaders primarily through the... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Saying No is a Start
Now that the North Carolina legislature has sent a clear signal that it opposes both Medicaid expansion and a state-based health exchange, the state capital is abuzz with complaints and speculations... Read More
Watching McCrory's State of the State
Since his inauguration in January, Governor Pat McCrory has emphasized a "broken" government that needs to be "fixed" but we have heard very little detail of policies and specifics plans for the "fix... Read More
NC Manufacturing is Thriving
Packrite LLC. Dear Tom, Not only is manufacturing not dead but it is thriving. Our company, Packrite LLC, a packaging manufacture company started in October of 2008 just as the economy was turning... Read More
Can Colorado be the Healthiest State?
The Governor of Colorado, concerned about the growing problem of obesity in his state, issued a challenge to his citizens to become the healthiest state in the nation. In an article in The Atlantic... Read More
John Hood says legislators and the Governor have secret reasons to reject Obamacare
From Adam Linker, The Progressive Pulse. It is safe to assume that John Hood, president of the John Locke Foundation, has easy access to Gov. Pat McCrory and legislative leaders in Raleigh. That means... Read More
Why Raleigh Told Washington No
Now that the General Assembly has made it clear North Carolina will not set up state insurance exchanges or expand Medicaid under the terms of the Affordable Care Act, I’m going to remind Carolina... Read More
The Other Shoe Drops
We had been hearing rumors that another Medicaid audit was going to be released but the report finally came Thursday. The audit showed that as many as a dozen state employees collected more than... Read More
McCrory meekly joins the Tea Party and punishes 500,000 people
Governor Pat McCrory made the first big policy pronouncement of his administration Tuesday morning, throwing his support behind legislation making its way through the General Assembly that would deny... Read More
