by Seth Effron | Oct 8, 2014 | Economic Development, Economy, NCGov |
Last Friday Gov. Pat McCrory frantically zipped around the state celebrating his proclamation of “Manufacturing Day” in North Carolina. The governor and N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker seemed giddy in announcing that as many as 700 jobs would be coming to North...
by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 8, 2014 | Economic Development, Economy, NC Politics |
No, she doesn’t evince the dour superiority of Aldona Wos. No, she isn’t afflicted by the ideological madness of John Skvarla. Yes, she paid lip service to safety net. And no, Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker’s policies don’t deserve the relatively free pass Democrats...
by Alexander H. Jones | Mar 25, 2014 | NC Politics, NCGov |
Attention Progress NC: A prank awaits. McCrory’s big “#brandNC” project just begs for a motherlode of mocking emails. Liberals could inundate him with slogans that reflect our real, McCrory-era reputation. Here are some suggestions: North Carolina:...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 14, 2013 | 2014 Elections, Economic Development, Editor's Blog |
There’s a lot of talk about North Carolina’s stubbornly high unemployment rate and job recruitment efforts lately. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker says that we can blame a lot of our woes on people who have moved to the state to find employment but have not been...
by Alexander H. Jones | Nov 1, 2013 | NC Politics, NCGOP
In so many ways, our leaders embody the crystal clear essence of the current Right. Pat McCrory’s policy agenda points to a key shortcoming in contemporary Republicanism. Like his fellow GOP’ers, he offers no solutions for actually existing problems. As Rob...
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