50,000 could lose jobs in a 2023 recession
Inflation will moderate to around 4 percent by year's end, however the Fed's continued interest rate increases will bring a mild recession. Read More
NC Spin Articles
NC New Year's Resolution: Overhaul the state's cruel and archaic criminal sentencing system
North Carolina continues to maintain a deeply flawed and cruel prison/criminal justice system that, in many ways, has changed little since the demise of slavery. Read More
New law property checks governor's power
It is never legitimate for one person to decide the question of a state of emergency. Read More
Big-city newspapers mount assault on North Carolina poultry industry
Charlotte and Raleigh papers said the industry is "cloaked in secrecy," however they declined to share who or what was funding their efforts. Read More
Many more ‘transformative’ economic development deals coming to NC in 2023
After two record-breaking years of economic investment in North Carolina, with as much as $112 billion in investments in 2023. Read More
North Carolina is Business Facilities Magazine's pick for 2022 State of the Year
New investment from economic development projects in 2022 totaled $19.3 billion, representing a significant increase compared to $10.1 billion of new investment in 2021. Read More
Our hopes for 2023
Legislators have stashed approximately $10 billion in reserves. Some of these funds need to be used for bonuses to help teachers and other state employees keep up with inflation, extending Longleaf Commitment grants, and expanding subsidies for both child-care workers and parents, making child care more affordable. Read More
Several crises, malfunctions at Duke Energy led to rolling blackouts on Christmas Eve, utility officials tell state regulators
Duke Energy had predicted high electricity demands but said, "We believed we had sufficient power." Another exec said "We own what happened." Read More
Beware of the coming pork-barrel spending
Special provisions within the budget can add tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars not allocated to the constitutional functions of the state. Read More
Tabula Rasa
This 13th century concept is the promise of new beginnings that are exactly what the start of a new day or new year afford. Read More
