by Thomas Mills | Jun 11, 2021 | Economy, Editor's Blog
We’ve now got a solid ten years of Republican rule in North Carolina and we can do some comparing. The GOP likes to portray North Carolina as a struggling state that had difficulty attracting industry and good paying jobs because of its lousy business climate. In...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 11, 2019 | Economy, Editor's Blog, NC Politics
Last week, the News & Observer noted what most middle-class North Carolinians know is true. Our economy may be better than it was when the Great Recession left us with almost 10% unemployment but it’s not the powerhouse that Republicans promised they’d bring...
by Thomas Mills | May 25, 2018 | Economy, Editor's Blog, Tax Reform |
When North Carolina Republicans took power, one of the first things they did was change the tax code to benefit the wealthiest people in the state. They followed the same principles that the Reagan revolutionaries followed, shifting the tax burden from the rich to the...
by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 22, 2016 | Economy, Environment, NC Politics, North Carolina |
By the early 1970’s, the Brown Pelican was on the ropes. Decades of DDT effluence discharged into the nation’s waters had poisoned that aquatic bird’s eggs and left us only a few thousand of them diving into the water, sustaining ecosystems and capturing the...
by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 8, 2016 | Economy, NC Politics, North Carolina |
Last week the NC Budget and Tax Center released their annual “State of Working North Carolina” report. It is a well researched and cogently argued document. Everyone who is concerned about economic policy in our state should make time to read it. In the spirit of...
by James Kotecki | Sep 7, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Congressional Races, Democrats, Economic Development, Economy, Issues, National Politics, NC Politics, North Carolina, PODCAST, Politics, Redistricting, The North Carolinian, US House |
2016 is the year of political impossibilities. Among them: Democrats could actually take back the US House. If they do – and it’s still a big if – candidates like Thomas Mills will be riding the crest of the wave. A political consultant and the owner of...
