Governor Cooper: Congress Needs To Act Now And Extend Unemployment Benefits For Struggling Workers
Op-Ed By Governor Roy Cooper:
Next week, thousands of North Carolinians who are out of work due to COVID-19 will see a drastic reduction in...
Lieutenant Governor Rivals Differ Sharply
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — The post of lieutenant governor is a constitutional office in North Carolina, and the only one empowered to exercise both...
Let’s Disagree More Constructively
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — When the Associated Press and other news organizations asked North Carolina voters for their perspectives on the just-concluded 2020 elections,...
Social Security Matters – Did My Wife Get A “Notch Baby” Benefit Increase?
By AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor
Association of Mature American Citizens
Dear Rusty: I was born in May of 1930, and my wife was...
Three School Initiatives Show Promise
By John Hood
RALEIGH — In North Carolina politics, few issues are as contentious as education. For years, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and the Republican-led...
There Is No Teacher-Pay Penalty
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — Are nurse anesthetists overpaid by 74%? Are telemarketers underpaid by 25%? If you accept the standard statistical model used to...
You Decide: What Are The Issues In Today’s Tax Rate Debate?
By Dr. Mike Walden
Tax policy is always a controversial issue, and we’re about to have another round of debate over taxes. At the...
Op Ed: One State Supreme Court Case Could Destroy The Court For Years To...
OPINION By Dallas Woodhouse The Woodshed for Carolina Journal
It would be outrageous.It would be unprecedented.
It would damage the credibility and validity of North...
Pols Can’t Be Daydream Believers
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s state and local governments will likely overspend their projected revenue this year by billions of dollars. So far,...
You Decide: How Will The Virus Affect Economic Development?
By Dr. Mike Walden
Although Covid-19 is still with us, there’s been a recent shift in the kind of attention given to the virus. For...
