by Holly Jones | Aug 21, 2015 | Ads, Tax Reform
Earlier this week, I launched a petition to ask the North Carolina House of Representatives and Governor Pat McCrory to oppose the so-called Taxpayers Bill of Rights, or TABOR, that was passed by the Senate and would be put on the ballot during the presidential...
by John Wynne | Aug 20, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Economic Development, Features, NC Politics |
Downtown Raleigh was a ghost town in the 80s and 90s. But over the past decade, a bustling nightlife in the area has developed, with more businesses and more patrons than ever before. For some downtown residents, that’s a double-edged sword as they now have to...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 20, 2015 | Editor's Blog, Education |
Republicans clearly understand that their heavy-handed approach to cutting education hurts them politically. Last year, Kay Hagan almost defeated Thom Tillis in a Republican wave by making the race about his record on public education. So they’re launching a...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 19, 2015 | Editor's Blog, Education |
A recent article by former teacher James Hogan has caused quite a stir in the state. It’s also apparently causing heartburn for Republicans. Hogan carefully details the damage done to North Carolina public schools since the GOP took control of the state. Yesterday,...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 18, 2015 | Editor's Blog, Tax Reform |
When Republicans took control of the General Assembly in 2010, North Carolina was struggling in the midst of the worst recession since the Great Depression. We got hit harder and were recovering slower than much of the rest of the nation. The recession compounded...
by Alexander H. Jones | Aug 16, 2015 | NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, Tax Reform |
At what point does the Senate finally get sick of itself? After four years of putting up with them, even their erstwhile allies in the House have tired of the Upper Chamber’s pointless, chest-thumping gestures. It must be exhausting to blast another doomed bill...
