by Thomas Mills | May 12, 2015 | Economic Development, Editor's Blog |
Well, Pat McCrory lost his auto plant and the finger pointing has begun. Volvo announced yesterday that it will build its first American plant in South Carolina. Almost immediately, Commerce Secretary John Skvarla blamed the legislature for its inaction on legislation...
by Thomas Mills | May 11, 2015 | Budget, Editor's Blog, Education, Tax Reform |
Republicans are crowing about the $400 million surplus while progressives are griping. The GOP should be given credit. They used conservative estimates in their budget projections because of the uncertainty of tax reform. To their benefit, the numbers came in better...
by Gene McLaurin | May 8, 2015 | Education |
Gene McLaurin is a former state Senator and mayor of Rockingham, NC. A small business owner, McLaurin is a product of our public schools. How many people remember favorite teachers from elementary school? What about from junior high or middle school? From high...
by Thomas Mills | May 7, 2015 | Budget, Editor's Blog, Tax Reform |
Republicans have had a good week. First, they announced that the state had paid back its debt to the federal government for unemployment insurance. Then yesterday, the Fiscal Research Division of the legislature announced the state would see a $400 million surplus...
by John Wynne | May 6, 2015 | Budget, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, Tax Reform |
Remember those folks who claimed that the GOP legislature’s economic policy was a disaster and was going to result in a budget shortfall of $270 million? Well, they were only off by a little. The Fiscal Research Division is reporting that the state will end the...
by Jane Smith | May 5, 2015 | Ads, Economic Development |
Last week prominent NC State Economist Dr. Michael Walden issued a report showing that our state’s economy was slowing down again. In his report, Dr. Walden said the NCSU Economic Index was not “flashing recession” but did indicate a less upbeat year than what was...
