Big growth likely for Georgia's film industry
ATLANTA — A few years ago, Georgia was locked in a bidding war with North Carolina over the Disney movie, "The Last Song," starring Miley Cyrus. Both states wanted the movie to film in their state,...
View ArticleIn busy session, Samuelson has one eye on the next
RALEIGH The most visible office in a legislative building full of cramped spaces is a prized, second-floor suite behind a wall of glass, steps from the House chamber. Legislators rush in and out....
View ArticleJim DeMint fights Rubio on immigration
WASHINGTON Jim DeMint helped make Marco Rubio a Senate star – and he could be forgiven for regretting it. DeMint, a former Republican senator from South Carolina, endorsed Rubio early on in his 2010...
View ArticleDome: Study finds – surprise! – redistricting benefits...
A study commissioned by a good-government group documents the unsurprising finding that redistricting in North Carolina has long been used by the party in power to disenfranchise voters who don’t...
View ArticleStein: ‘N.C. is not a banana republic’
Over objections of Democratic lawmakers, a Senate committee approved legislation Wednesday to end the state’s 6-year-old renewable energy program. Opponents of the bill loudly voted “No!” to show...
View ArticleCommunities want rail service, but KC to St. Louis Amtrak route is in jeopardy
On the Missouri River Runner, west of Warrensburg, Mo. — Gantri Dennis smiles broadly as his railroad car seat gently sways beneath him. Order Reprints RICH SUGG Assistant conductor Henry Paine helped...
View ArticleNC job deaths undercounted, study finds
Far more workers die on the job in North Carolina than the state reports, according to a new study by workplace safety advocates. While the N.C. Department of Labor reported that just 35 workers were...
View ArticleBlue Cross: Rates will rise under new federal health care law
In a signpost pointing to health insurance changes under the nation’s new health care law, North Carolina’s largest insurer has warned of steep rate increases for customers who have typically paid...
View ArticleCEOs hosing taxpayers by using loophole
Laurence Fink, the 60-year-old CEO of Wall Street money manager BlackRock Inc., wants the retirement age raised to 70. In one TV interview, he explained that we could all wait a few more years before...
View ArticleAnalysis: Tax plan creates more losers than winners
The promise of a massive tax cut from Raleigh is meeting skepticism outside the capital as a nuanced picture of the winners and losers begins to emerge. Take Tom Daughtry, a 72-year-old from...
View ArticleHager’s bill to end NC’s renewables policy refuses to die
A proposal to end the state’s renewables policy was handily voted down in a state House committee last week, causing advocates of clean energy to celebrate a rare victory. But the controversial...
View ArticlePro-austerity CEOS rake in millions in taxpayer-subsidized...
Laurence Fink, the 60-year-old CEO of Wall Street money manager BlackRock Inc., wants the retirement age raised to 70. In one TV interview, he explained that we could all wait a few more years before...
View ArticleThere’s no question that NC’s tax code needs reform, but how?
With seven bills already introduced into the General Assembly this session and numerous organizations calling for tax reform, it’s shaping up to be the year to get new rules on our books. And it...
View ArticleN.C. Democrats seek footing on unfamiliar terrain
RALEIGH This time Jim Hunt will not be available to rescue the North Carolina Democratic Party. It is a role that Hunt, the former four-term governor, has often played, bailing out Tar Heel Democrats...
View ArticleSC senator: State should borrow to repair roads, bridges once $750M loan is...
COLUMBIA, SC — In 1999, S.C. lawmakers borrowed $750 million to build public schools. Every year since then, taxpayers have spent about $70 million a year to pay off that loan. By 2015, that loan will...
View ArticleGroups urge help for state’s unemployed
Advocacy groups for the poor and the state AFL-CIO are pushing state legislators to take action to help unemployed workers and ease the impact of a new law that will significantly reduce jobless...
View ArticleGroups urge help for state’s unemployed
Advocacy groups for the poor and the state AFL-CIO are pushing state legislators to take action to help unemployed workers and ease the impact of a new law that will significantly reduce jobless...
View ArticlePrivate group carries sway in legislature
RALEIGH — One bill protects a Fortune 500 company from costly asbestos lawsuits. Another shields food companies from obesity-related liability claims. North Carolina lawmakers advocating the measures...
View ArticleDome: Annual Democratic Party dinner includes tribute to Jamie Hahn
The Democrats took time out to honor Jamie Hahn at their Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner on Saturday night in Raleigh. The dinner was dedicated to Hahn, with a page in the eight-page program in memory of...
View ArticleObama choice of Charlotte Rep. Mel Watt to regulate mortgage finance sparks...
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s selection Wednesday of Charlotte Rep. Mel Watt to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency is likely to spark a confirmation battle and new debate over the...
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