28 July 2010, 7:16 pm
Flashback: Please Raise This TaxCarolina JournalThanks in part to a $20 billion+ federal tax deduction, state and local governments just in North Carolina have issued billions of dollars in bonded debt to ...... Read More »
28 July 2010, 1:07 pm
Post OnlineCrescent Financial Corporation Announces Results for Q2 2010MarketWatch (press release)CARY, NC, Jul 28, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Crescent Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:CRFN) , (the "Company") parent company of Crescent State Bank ...1st Financial Services Corporation Announces ... Read More »
28 July 2010, 12:43 pm
Workers WorldMovement says 'no' to SB 1070 & Washington's 'Secure Communities'Workers WorldThe program began in North Carolina and Texas in October 2008. Now, more than 450 jurisdictions, in at least 24 states, are working with the Department of ...and more »... Read More »
28 July 2010, 12:38 pm
Is US still competitive? The answer is a resounding 'Yes!'Local Tech Wire (blog)RALEIGH, NC – To many, the recession of the last two years is a symptom of a larger economic problem in the nation - that we just can't compete anymore. ...... Read More »
28 July 2010, 10:22 am
New Report Finds Nearly Half of States Falling Short on Policies to Prevent ...PR Newswire (press release)Early in the year, North Carolina became the first major tobacco growing state to implement a 100 percent statewide smoke-free restaurant and bar law. ...and more »... Read More »
28 July 2010, 9:31 am
A tale of two districts: Connolly, Perriello split on extending Bush tax cutsWashington Post (blog)In Perriello's 5th district, which stretches from the Charlottesville area down to the North Carolina border, the median income is less than half of what it ...and more »... Read More »
28 July 2010, 6:18 am
Free TimesClosing the Door on HomeownersFree TimesBY FREE TIMES Few people know more about the state of the economy than Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. So when Bernanke, a South Carolina native, ...and more »... Read More »
28 July 2010, 4:57 am
Charlotte Business JournalA long road to recovery for Charlotte and North CarolinaCharlotte Business JournalMike Walden, professor of economics at NC State, compares the economic recovery to an unreliable car. “In 2007 to mid-2009, the car was going in reverse,” ...... Read More »
27 July 2010, 1:11 pm
We don't know what success is in Afghanistan: An interview with Elaine ...Firedoglake (blog)She's a progressive Secretary of State in North Carolina – the first woman to be elected to statewide office – and she's got a great shot to pick up the ...and more »... Read More »
27 July 2010, 10:55 am
North Carolina Governor Considering Video Poker To Generate RevenueUSA Online Gambling NewsIt comes as a surprise to several state officials in North Carolina that Perdue has brought up the idea of video poker after its ban several years prior. ...and more »... Read More »