What determines county jobless rates?
by Dr. Mike Walden, NCSU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, April 27, 2017. The unemployment rate is one of the most closely tracked of economic statistics. There are two reasons for this... Read More
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A welcome shift in economic incentives
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, April 27, 2017. Rural North Carolina is finally getting some economic attention from the N.C. General Assembly. A bill approved this week by the N.C. Senate Finance... Read More
Cringe-worthy crossover bills
Crossover and the end of session are when bad things happen in the legislature. This week is crossover, the period in the legislative session where any bill must have passed at least one chamber to... Read More
Sellout or step forward ?
Governor Cooper’s office calls the HB2 repeal “an important step forward for LGBT rights” even though it “wasn’t a perfect compromise or the Governor’s preferred solution.” LGBT leaders... Read More
Beer, politics and a quick death
Years ago, around the time of Prohibition, the politicians in Raleigh passed a law that said, A brewer can’t deliver his own beer. And with that one law the politicians created a new industry which... Read More
Trump static, Cooper up in Civitas Poll
The latest poll by the Civitas Institute revealed some interesting information. The poll, released Wednesday, surveyed 600 voters in North Carolina. When asked about the job that President Donald... Read More
Tax cut fever threatens core services
How many times do we have to say it? Well, it’s worth repeating – especially in the aftermath of recent income tax filing deadlines, when the subject becomes a sore point for many: None of us... Read More
Trump declines in support in latest Elon poll
Support for President Donald Trump among North Carolina voters has fallen since November, when he carried the state on his way to the White House. According to the results of the latest Elon... Read More
The next generation of Americans might be the greatest
They’re a generation you’re going to hear a lot about in a year or two. Unlike groups that came before them — Depression Children, Baby Boomers, Generations X and Y and now Millennials whose... Read More
NC GOP determined to lock in power
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, April 23, 2017. Four former chief justices of the state Supreme Court, one of them a Republican, believe the N.C. General Assembly is taking actions that... Read More
