It’s official. The number of state unemployment benefit weeks will be reduced significantly for people who begin their claims after July 6. A calculation formula used in the state law covering UI... Read More
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, May 16, 2014. Before heading back to Raleigh for the short session, lawmakers predicted the legislature would devote its time this year to The Three E’s... Read More
It is probably not known to many of our readers, that the citizens of Mecklenburg County, in this state made a declaration of independence a year before Congress made theirs.” This item could be an... Read More
Now that fact checkers for The Washington Post, WRAL-TV, andFactCheck.org have all taken the Senate Majority PAC to task for its false attack ad against Republican Senate candidate Thom Tillis, I... Read More
If all you know about North Carolina’s recent economic performance is what you get from Twitter feeds, partisan press releases or brief mentions on television newscasts, then much of what you... Read More
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, May 17, 2014. As the courts decide the constitutionality of the state’s Opportunity Scholarship Program, the state is free to operate the program and send... Read More
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, May 17, 2014. Scientists who know a lot more than the policymakers who would second-guess their painstaking research and hard data are telling us that not only is it... Read More
The challenges of operating a small business in America are well-documented: Studies show that only 50 percent of new enterprises survive more than four years across all industries. In North Carolina... Read More
My parents worked their entire careers in Charlotte, have retired outside of Charlotte now and are confused. They have been confused to see the pragmatic, technocratic Mayor Pat McCrory of Charlotte... Read More
Whether you agree with how the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has handled the scandal over athletics and academics, it’s hard not to have sympathy for the university’s struggles. Even... Read More
