State incentives meant to aid poorer, rural counties go mostly to Wake, Meck
Um, SURPRISE ???? Plant closures and job losses have hit rural parts of our state the hardest. Raleigh politicians talk a great game about helping
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#ncga: Breaking News! Folks on Jones Street SOMETIMES say one thing, then do another.
I’ve heard a lot of feedback on senator Andy Wells’s essay blasting state economic incentives. People seem to feel relieved that there is that kind of conservative common sense floating
Continue reading#ncga: The good, bad & ugly of the “jobs bills”
I think they’re hearing us on Jones Street. We — and many other grassroots entities — have been howlin’ mad about Gov. Pat’s $40 million+ corporate welfare giveaway. The House
Continue reading#ncga: Emails reveal Gov. Pat’s $45 million giveaway on the ropes in House
Pat McCrory’s North Carolina Competes Act is undergoing a fight for its life in the General Assembly’s lower chamber. The House deep-sixed a request from the governor last session
Continue readingMcCrory moving forward on $$$ for jobs even as new study pooh-poohs idea
In Raleigh, the McCrory Department of Commerce is doing quite a bit of cheerleading for special taxpayer-provided incentives to lure business to North Carolina. We’ve registered our concerns previously about
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A lesson for Pinehurst government in Raleigh
The Village of Pinehurst government is aggressively promoting the idea of downtown revitalization. They’ve paid for a study of the idea of building a performing arts center. They’ve obtained
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