Jody Lipford and Jerry Slice write for the Martin Center about universities with high levels of spending on sports. In 2017, Clemson spent over $46 million, or 42 percent of…
Now and then you’ll encounter a public servant actually questioning the bad numbers propping up a bad policy proposal, and it’s as refreshing as, well, any scene from a lite…
This morning, Triad Business Journal ran a piece with the title, “N.C. governor ‘open to options’ to keep NFL in Charlotte.” Of course, we all know what that means: state…
On Thursday night, Guilford County Board of Commissioners voted 7-2 to hold a public hearing on using tax dollars – for the next 20 years – to build a proposed…
Julie Tisdale provides this background and guidance on tonight’s vote in Guilford County. Guilford County Commissioners will vote tonight on a package to finance a downtown ballpark facility in High…
When Major League Soccer (MLS) started play in 1996, there were 10 teams in the league and the whole undertaking faced an uncertain future. Despite the wild popularity of soccer…
Tomorrow, Thursday, January 26, the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners will vote on a plan to build a new soccer stadium on the site of Memorial Stadium as part of…
It’s not often I agree with anything Richard Sherman says. Or does. To say I’m not a Richard Sherman fan is to dramatically understate the fact. But last week he…
Though all told the city may be getting off light in losing the NFL Rams franchise, considering how much money it would lose if the Rams stayed in town: The…
which gives the Charlotte Observer an excuse to look at the value of the Carolina Panthers and whether the Panthers might relocate. The best quote appears at the end of…
View in your browser. During the 2012-13 season, the National Hockey League had a prolonged lockout, which ended in January 2013 and led to an abbreviated season. The News &…
The Miami Dolphins are accepting $3.8 million a year in public money — $114 million total over 30 years — towards upgrades at Sun Life stadium. This comes after local officials…