Proud to be a American? I asked my family for help with an assignment...
By: Becki Gray
We got an assignment this week from JLF’s CEO to make some comments on social media about why we’re proud to be...
COVID Response Creates Policy Options
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — Although working from home provides a great deal of flexibility and potential benefits, professional and personal, most of us don’t...
Campaigns Are Priming, Not Persuading
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — Campaigns for president, U.S. Senate and House, governor, and hundreds of other political races have spent staggering sums to market...
Social Security Matters – Should A Working Widow Claim Now Or Wait?
By AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor
Association of Mature American Citizens
Dear Rusty: My husband died 13 years ago at age 50. I am...
Build On North Carolina’s Strengths
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — When will North Carolina’s economy return to normal, or at least to a “new normal”? Unfortunately, that destination is many...
Corporate Tax Should Be Priority
By John Hood
RALEIGH — North Carolina state government is headed into the 2021-22 fiscal year with nearly $5 billion in unanticipated revenue and unencumbered...
Stop Kicking Social Security Can
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — Although the politicians in Washington almost never talk about the issue anymore, our entitlement programs are on a collision course...
We Need More Housing Options
By John Hood
RALEIGH — As post-COVID shifts in work arrangements and living preferences continue to motivate many Americans to relocate, North Carolina will...
Opinion: Campuses Will Try To Keep Discriminating
By John Hood
RALEIGH — Later this year, the U.S. Supreme Court will finally compel the University of North Carolina and the rest of...
Opinion: NCInnovation Is A Bridge Too Far
By John Hood RALEIGH — North Carolina has enjoyed more than a decade of conservative governance. It’s brought our state impressive growth and widespread...
