by John Wynne | Mar 18, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Economy, Features, NC Politics, NCGov |
Good news for Governor McCrory: the state’s falling unemployment rate. The Department of Commerce revealed yesterday that the unemployment rate in North Carolina is holding steady at 5.4%, below the national average. When McCrory was elected in November 2012,...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 18, 2015 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, Tax Reform |
I’m so glad that Republicans are finally embracing redistribution of wealth. Sen. Harry Brown (R-Onslow) has proposed a new formula for doling out sales tax money that would take from the rich counties and give it to the poor. I wish they felt the same way about...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 16, 2015 | Economic Development, Editor's Blog, Education |
To hear Republicans tell it, North Carolina duped the rest of the country for almost 50 years. We sold ourselves as an enlightened state that valued education, nurtured our cultural heritage, and supported the arts. We convinced people that our mountains were...
by John Wynne | Mar 9, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Demographic Trends, Economic Development, Economy, Features, NCGov |
As much as some folks might not want to admit it, there are now two North Carolinas. Governor McCrory is going to have to appeal to both to win reelection. The first North Carolina is traditional North Carolina – the small towns and rural areas that dot the...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 9, 2015 | Civil Rights, Editor's Blog, Race |
Saturday was the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the march in Selma, Alabama that propelled the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. President Obama and President George W. Bush both attended. So did more than a hundred members of Congress. Only one member of...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 4, 2015 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, Tax Reform |
Republicans in North Carolina have been pushing a narrative that the state is on an historic comeback and their tax reform plan is responsible. By their reckoning, North Carolina’s recovery has been more robust than other Southern states as result of the largest tax...
