by Seth Effron | Oct 8, 2014 | Economic Development, Economy, NCGov |
Last Friday Gov. Pat McCrory frantically zipped around the state celebrating his proclamation of “Manufacturing Day” in North Carolina. The governor and N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker seemed giddy in announcing that as many as 700 jobs would be coming to North...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 7, 2014 | Editor's Blog, Gay Marriage |
Yesterday was truly an historic day. For all intents and purposes, the Supreme Court cleared the way for people in North Carolina to marry the people they love. The governor, for his part, said his administration wouldn’t spend time or money to fight the court’s...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 30, 2014 | Editor's Blog, Tax Reform |
To hear Republicans tell it, corporations and the wealthy have been under attack for years. Class warriors have demonized the rich, discouraging people from making money and slowing down our economy. If we would just get government out of the way, let wealthy folks...
by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 25, 2014 | Economic Development, NC Politics, NCGov |
In July, Merz Pharmaceuticals relocated its headquarters to Raleigh, and Pat McCrory was there to celebrate. A fine thing for the governor to do, except for one strange fact: Merz was relocating from High Point. In effect, McCrory celebrated the loss of 193 jobs in...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 25, 2014 | Economy, Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
For political junkies the debate between Rob Christensen, columnist for the News & Observer, and John Hood, president of the John Locke Foundation, is just delicious. Hood argues that North Carolina is not exceptional in its growth and is actually quite similar to...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 24, 2014 | Editor's Blog, NCGov, Transportation |
Pat McCrory and company rolled out a $1 billion transportation plan last week. What took him so long? Imagine how different his tenure could have been if he had rolled into Raleigh pledging to update infrastructure in the parts of the state most hurt by free trade...
