NC's vanishing workers
North Carolina’s unemployment rate is now higher than it was in January. The rate, 6.8 percent for August, has gone up each month since May. There were 29,000 fewer people on the job in August... Read More
NC Spin Articles
NC's labor market wilts in August
In August, employers in North Carolina added 12,500 more payroll jobs than they cut (+0.3 percent), due largely to hiring by local governments. The monthly household survey, meanwhile, recorded a rise... Read More
Is Charlotte really the Silicon Valley of the South?
How's this for a headline on a blog post: "Charlotte: Silicon Valley of the South" So declares the Charlotte Chamber at its website. Leaders from across the Queen City are gathering today for the... Read More
Oil and gas exploration would be a huge win for North Carolina
Not surprisingly, the new study Economic and Environmental Impacts of Oil and Gas Development Offshore the DelMarva, Carolinas and Georgia by Dr. Timothy J. Considine, the School of Energy Resources... Read More
Who lobbies for John Q. Public?
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, September 15, 2014. We’ve used this space before to point out how relatively easy it is for incumbent legislators and members of Congress to hold onto their seats... Read More
Hagan claims
Just before Labor Day, the publicly available polls of likely voters had incumbent U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan roughly tied with Republican challenger Thom Tillis. Since Labor Day, the polling average has... Read More
Cutting senior services
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, September 20, 2014. A report last week on state and federal funding cuts for services assisting the state’s rising population of senior citizens reveals at... Read More
Jim Gardner targets underage drinking
Jim Gardner has played an astonishing number of roles in North Carolina’s civic, political and business life. He has been a congressman, lieutenant governor, three-time candidate for governor, state... Read More
Appeals court releases voucher money for hundreds of NC Students
The state Court of Appeals on Friday released taxpayer money to hundreds of North Carolina families who had been awarded vouchers to send their children to private or religious schools. Superior Court... Read More
