This week, the State Policy Network, an organization that brings together free-market think tanks across the country, published a piece by the John Locke Foundation’s Joe Coletti. The piece focusses…
Some things last, and some things don’t. Beyonce’s 2008 single “Single Ladies” is an enduring song. “Shut Up and Let Me Go” by The Ting Tings is not. Raleigh continues…
The Charlotte City Council has has delayed a vote on a $50 million contract to begin preliminary work on a new light rail line until results from the proposed arts-and-parks…
Back in the days of the old Piedmont Publius blog I covered the crazy situation regarding a $300,000 loan from the City of Greensboro to the local production company Black…
A number of towns and cities have gone overbudget and lack the staff or oversight to successfully manage their finances warned State Auditor Beth Wood and Revenue Secretary Ronald Penny…
The City of Greensboro announced yesterday the International Civil Rights Center and Museum had met the terms of the city’s $1.5 million loan and as a result the loan has…
I’ve been out of the office, so I’m a little behind on this story. But even a week late, I just have to weigh in on this one. The News…
There’s something slightly odd in this piece about Wilmington’s audit in Port City Daily. Overall, it sounds ok. They received a clean audit opinion. Unanticipated expenses were covered by the…
Here’s a worrying headline out of Wilmington: One year in, Wilmington’s Water Street project sees cost jump $7.6 million This is a public-private partnership to revitalize part of Wilmington’s downtown…
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve written a lot about Major League Soccer (MLS) and the competing bids from Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham for a franchise. If it feels like…
That’s the question before the Supreme Court. Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux describes the issue for Fivethirtyeight.com: In the aftermath of the housing crisis of 2008, big banks such as Wells Fargo shelled…
Things got a little testy—good–at last night’s Greensboro City Council debate and discussion over the International Civil Rights Center and Museum’s ongoing financial problems. What made the discussion tense was…