Better late than … ?

State spending doesn’t boost growth

Democrats contend that spending more money on education, infrastructure, and other state programs would have a larger positive effect on the economy than reducing taxes.

Sen. Burr working quietly to keep North Carolina safe

I recently had the opportunity to interview U.S. Sen. Richard Burr for my public affairs program “Front Row” on UNC-TV. In full disclosure, I have known Richard since 1992 when a mutual friend introduced us and asked me to help with paid media in the waning days of his campaign. The race was close, but...

State budget crisis unlikely, fiscal expert says

The Insider reported recently about a Fiscal Research Division analysis showing the Senate’s “Billion Dollar Middle Class Tax Cut” would lead to $600 million shortfalls in three of the next five years. Fiscal staff started from the assumption that state government would do all the same things the same way, just for more people. With these...

It’s not my dog

Lawsuit may be the next option for craft breweries

It would be hard to find a more blatant example of cronyism than the North Carolina law forbidding brewers who produce more than 25,000 barrels per year from selling their products directly to retailers. The law serves no legitimate purpose and exists for two reasons only: to protect the national and international beverage conglomerates from...