The House passed a package of changes to the state's unemployment insurance laws Thursday after rejecting a change that would have softened requirements for those receiving weekly payments. Senate... Read More
Over the past 12 months, the nation as a whole has added nearly three million net new jobs. These employment gains weren’t proportionally distributed across the country, however. Some states... Read More
The longest and deepest recession in our history took a devastating toll on North Carolina. As in the rest of the country, property values, wages, and interest rates dropped precipitously... Read More
Admit it. You love it. We all love it. That’s why the Donald Trump for President Show rolls on and on and on. That’s why all political news – from the New York Times to Fox News to MSNBC to... Read More
Earlier this week the office of Gov. Pat McCrory sent out a press release announcing that after a breakfast meeting with McCrory, House and Senate leaders had come to an agreement on a spending level... Read More
North Carolina's unemployment rate increased for the fifth month in a row in July, to 5.9 percent, the Commerce Department reported today. Having fallen below the national average early this year... Read More
The merciless assault on public education has significantly weakened our state's schools. A comprehensive look at how North Carolina declared war on public ed. Let me begin by saying that I am often... Read More
PPP's new North Carolina poll finds Roy Cooper slightly ahead of Pat McCrory for the third month in a row, 42/39. McCrory's approval numbers continue to be some of the worst he's had during his entire... Read More
In line at the legislative cafeteria recently, a General Assembly lobbyist offered a brilliant (read “very sarcastic”) idea based on current events: Allow legislators to use campaign contributions... Read More
One of North Carolina's long-running efforts to tamp down the cost of caring for patients in the state's Medicaid health insurance system is working, according to a report published by the Office of... Read More
