State panel finalizes fracking rules
After more than a year and a half of intense study, state regulators have finished their list of safety rules for natural gas drilling in North Carolina. The Mining and Energy Commission on Wednesday... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Housing units under water
About 11 percent of Forsyth County housing units are considered as being “seriously underwater” when it comes to their mortgage, according to a RealtyTrac report for March timed for release today... Read More
We're being bombarded by U.S. Senate ads
With the May 6 primary election about two weeks away, voters are being bombarded with appeals by the candidates and well-heeled political groups from outside North Carolina. Some experts say they’re... Read More
Tourists are lowering our tax bills
Editorial by Asheville Citizen-Times, April 15, 2014. Next time you find yourself caught behind a slow-moving out-of-state car filled with rubber-necking tourists, temper your displeasure. Those... Read More
Shortfall could affect state's credit rating
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, April 16, 2014. Credit-rating agencies offered taxpayers a small piece of good news this month, issuing North Carolina triple-A credit ratings. With the state about... Read More
Tillis, the GOP and God
Thom Tillis is a lot like Mitt Romney, and he learned one big thing from Romney’s 2012 campaign: Don’t get on the same stage and same page with the nuts in his party. So Tillis may be making... Read More
NC tax reform working for working families
by Art Pope, State Budget Director, April 15, 2014, Tax reform is working for working families in North Carolina. Tax reform means lower sales taxes and income tax rates for everyone. Tax reform, as... Read More
Study says NC's immigrants have positive economic impact
A new study by researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill found that North Carolina’s immigrant population has a positive impact on the state’s economy, with immigrants contributing $23,371 on a per-capita... Read More
Teacher pay hike unlikely
A month before the legislative session reconvenes, the likelihood that all North Carolina teachers will see a pay raise this year appears to be fading. Republican leaders are pushing a plan to... Read More
Cheney's revenge in NC's 3rd Congressional District?
Could this be former Vice President Dick Cheney’s revenge for U.S. Rep. Walter Jones suggesting that he should rot in hell for his role in the Iraq War? Jones, the 3rd District Republican, outraged... Read More
