#NCGA: From BAD to WORSE on film incentives
There has been a steady drumbeat over the years to end the strategy of subsidies and tax incentives in economic development. Critics suggest — rightly so — that states will
Continue readingThere has been a steady drumbeat over the years to end the strategy of subsidies and tax incentives in economic development. Critics suggest — rightly so — that states will
Continue readingGOP US Senate nominee Thom Tillis is in our neck of the woods early next week for a fundraiser at Pinehurst’s National Golf Club. The visit hits right in the
Continue readingGovernor Pat McCrory knocked heads with the General Assembly — and lost — on the issue of waiving the use of E-verify to do residency checks on temporary workers across
Continue readingLegislation seeking to limit the powers of local elected officials in Duplin and Harnett counties has the Harnett County board of commissioners and board of education hopping mad and facing
Continue readingIt’s starting to sound like a broken record. Every year, the political hacks over at the Moore County public schools’ central office whip up public hysteria against the county commissioners.
Continue readingIn 2013, Gov. Pat McCrory lost a veto fight with the legislature over the use of E-Verify for checking citizenship of workers in North Carolina. Late last week, some Republican
Continue readingHmmm. Misleading information in the N&O. I know, I know. What else is new? But today’s edition really takes the cake. The headline on the lead story this morning on
Continue readingEver wonder why so few elected officials question the actions of their party leaders or the actions of their respective chambers? Ever wonder why politicians spend SO MUCH time fundraising?
Continue readingThis week the Republican majority on Jones Street slapped an excise tax on the sale of e-cigarettes. (That’s ON TOP of the sales tax already collected.) In the Senate, the
Continue readingIn 2006, Thom Tillis ousted fellow Republican and incumbent John Rhodes in a nasty primary fight for a Mecklenburg County state House seat. In 2014, Rhodes COULD end up making
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