by Brian Turner | Apr 22, 2015 | Ads, Economic Development
Time and again, I hear folks tell me, all they want is a fair shake. They work hard, play by the rules and want to provide for their families and employees but they feel like they just can’t get ahead. Working families and small business owners across the state have...
by John Wynne | Apr 22, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Economic Development, Features, NC Politics |
Poor North Carolina. Every time the prospect of a major car manufacturer coming is dangled before us, we get our hopes up. Jobs. Opportunity. Revitalization. An economic boon. Then, inevitably, we get let down. Yesterday came word that Volvo is no longer considering...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 22, 2015 | Editor's Blog, Environment |
Republicans love to complain about government boondoggles, perpetually deriding government waste and lack of accountability. A few years ago, one of their favorite sources of ridicule was money spent on the Teapot Museum in Sparta, NC. Now, the GOP is pushing to...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 21, 2015 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, Redistricting |
The Supreme Court sent North Carolina’s legislative and Congressional districts back the State Supreme Court for review. Both sides are jockeying for position. Democrats say the districts are about to be redrawn. Republicans claim that the districts will ultimately be...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 17, 2015 | Economic Development, Economy, Editor's Blog |
Republicans were caught off guard by the response to the so-called religious freedom bills in Indiana and Arkansas. Businesses, large corporations in particular, rebuked leaders for supporting the thinly-veiled anti-LGBT legislation. In both states, the governors had...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 16, 2015 | Editor's Blog, Tax Reform |
Tax Day has passed and North Carolina Republicans must be relieved. Maybe now everyone will quit complaining about paying more state taxes this year. But maybe not. The GOP passed their massive tax reform promising that everybody would get a tax break. They based...
