by Thomas Mills | Sep 12, 2014 | Budget, Economic Development, Economy, Editor's Blog, Education |
The GOP took control of the North Carolina legislature almost four years ago and they’ve made a mess. The latest evidence? A $200 million hole in a budget that’s not yet three months old. At that rate, the hole will be $1.2 BILLION by the end of the fiscal year. But...
by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 8, 2014 | Economic Development, Economy, NC Politics |
No, she doesn’t evince the dour superiority of Aldona Wos. No, she isn’t afflicted by the ideological madness of John Skvarla. Yes, she paid lip service to safety net. And no, Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker’s policies don’t deserve the relatively free pass Democrats...
by John Wynne | Jun 9, 2014 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Economic Development, Features, Race |
Life hasn’t been too kind to Asheville liberals lately. Their winter of discontent coincides with the GOP’s taking back the state legislature. Since then, progressives inhabiting the San Francisco of the East Coast have suffered injustice after injustice....
by Alexander H. Jones | Dec 17, 2013 | Economic Development, Economy |
The year was 1993. Econ-dev mouths watered over a Mercedes factory. With North and South Carolina nipping at its heels, Alabama went to comical lengths to get the deal. The state offered incentives worth more than the plant itself, and even got the University of...
by Alexander H. Jones | Dec 7, 2013 | Economic Development, Environment, NCGOP, NCGov |
It appears ALEC has instructed Pat McCrory to weaken our Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard. McCrory’s comments weren’t conclusive, but they used enough right-wing code words like “role of government” to communicate a destructive intent. We’d better get ready for...
by Alexander H. Jones | Nov 16, 2013 | Economic Development, Economy |
By their own standards, Republican economic policy has failed. For years, Raleigh conservatives droned on about the imperative of tax cuts for staying “competitive” with surrounding states. Last week, Site Selection magazine dropped us to number two in business...
