The North Carolina House, Senate, and governor have each released their budget proposals for the upcoming biennium. The price tags, tax cuts, teacher pay increases, and savings from these budgets…
North Carolina’s unemployment rate decreased again in April from March’s rate of 3.5% to 3.4% according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce. The national rate also decreased…
North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall announced during this month’s small business week that new business filings are still at near-record levels in North Carolina. During the first four months of…
Special provisions continue to thrive in North Carolina. The last biennium budget was loaded with special projects, and the forthcoming one may be no different. These special provisions, also often called earmarks…
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% in April after increasing 0.1% in March according to the latest release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. CPI has increased each month of the last year with the…
North Carolina continues to make headlines for its economic development incentives. These projects are lauded for creating jobs, but in reality, the projects rarely meet the job goals and are…