North Carolina's unemployment rate fell to an even 8 percent in October, which makes for a positive headline. But there's a gloomier underside. Total employment, according to "smoothed seasonally... Read More
by Dr. Kenneth E. Fernandez and Dr. Jason A. Husser, Elon University, November 22, 2013. The Elon University Poll conducted a live-caller, dual frame (landline and cell phone) survey of... Read More
A new report by the American Legislative Exchange Council – a free-market advocacy group of corporate and political interests that drafts boilerplate legislation for states to enact – is giving a... Read More
by John Frank, Under the Dome, News and Observer, November 22, 2013. Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin said it's "still too early to tell" if the federal health insurance law will stand as more... Read More
Last week, North Carolina policymakers decided the tax-cut bill they passed just four months ago created enough confusion to require new legislation to clarify and “fix” it. The problem is their... Read More
Is a biscuit the answer? That succinct question was posed in a recent News & Observer story about feeding hungry people on weekends at a downtown Raleigh park. A group has organized local churches for... Read More
A who’s who of North Carolina’s corporate establishment has formed a new group that aims to be an assertive voice on public education in the state. Business for Education Success and... Read More
Thanks to Governor Pat McCrory and the current General Assembly, your tax dollars will soon be subsidizing discrimination across North Carolina and paying to teach children bizarre fundamentalist... Read More
No one in state government jumps for joy at a 15-or 20-percent cut in their budget. But when that happens, especially to a small agency with a limited mission, legislators might be sending a message... Read More
