by Thomas Mills | Apr 11, 2013 | Economy, Editor's Blog, NC Politics
This blog was previously posted at www.batesandmills on March 21, 2013. It goes hand -in-hand with the post “Tolerating Crazy.” In a slap to the state’s most impoverished counties, Pat McCrory’s budget steals $65 million from the Golden LEAF Foundation....
by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 9, 2013 | Economy, Education, NC Politics, NCGA, Politics
Meet Alex Jones, our student blogger. A student at UNC-CH, he will be posting on Tuesday and Friday afternoons. Governor McCrory likes grand timelines. “Mayors and governors have to budget for the long term and have to make sure they don’t get...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 9, 2013 | Economy, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA
The sudden collapse of Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s popularity in the state should serve as a warning for North Carolina tax reformers hell bent in scrapping the progressive income tax in favor of a regressive increase in the sales tax. Jindal, who only a few...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 22, 2013 | Economy, Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
For the past 50 years, North Carolina has been shifting from a rural to an urban/suburban state. During that time, state leaders have put money and effort into easing the transition for rural counties and provided resources to encourage economic growth. All that...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 19, 2013 | Economy, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA
Yesterday’s job report showed North Carolina’s unemployment rate inched up to 9.5% in January. However, the news wasn’t all bad. The state is steadily adding jobs but it’s also attracting “job seekers from other parts of the country.” Essentially, there...
