by Thomas Mills | May 22, 2015 | Budget, Editor's Blog, NCGOP |
The fight between the ideologues and pragmatists in the GOP is wide open. The current leader of the pragmatists is Speaker Tim Moore. Moore is a native North Carolinian who is the son of storekeepers. He knows the story of this state and the role education plays in...
by Thomas Mills | May 21, 2015 | Editor's Blog, Education |
First the UNC Board of Governors couldn’t tell us why they fired UNC President Tom Ross. Now, they don’t even know what they want in a replacement. That’s what came out of a meeting of a BOG committee charged with finding Ross’ successor. As Board Chair John...
by Thomas Mills | May 15, 2015 | Economic Development, Economy, Editor's Blog |
If budgets reflect priorities, it’s clear that higher education is a low one for Pat McCrory and the Republican legislature. McCrory’s budget would have cut the UNC system by $50 million. The House brought some relief and only cut it by $26 million. These cuts come...
by Thomas Mills | May 14, 2015 | Economic Development, Editor's Blog |
The lure of an auto manufacturer to states, especially those with struggling economies, is huge. It’s not just the jobs they offer and their high paying salaries. It’s also the collateral impact on the economy. Suppliers and services emerge that create even more jobs....
by Thomas Mills | May 13, 2015 | Economy, Editor's Blog |
So Pat McCrory and the GOP legislature are celebrating paying off the unemployment insurance debt early. To hear them tell it, the state had been spending so recklessly on unemployment benefits for people who wouldn’t get off the couch and go look for a job that North...
by John Wynne | May 12, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Economic Development, Features, NC Politics |
Volvo’s announcement that it’s South Carolina bound puts a damper on last week’s good news that the state is going to end the year with a surplus. It’s no surprise why the Swedish company chose our neighbor to the south: they threw a bunch of...
