If you’re thinking North Carolina is getting a bit more crowded, then you’re right. State ranks ninth in population and is adding almost 300 new residents daily.
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 1:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The U.S. Census Bureau just confirmed what everyone already suspected: North Carolina now has more than 10 million residents. We've been adding an average of 281 people each day. That's one of the fastest growth rates in the United States.
Published: Tuesday, January 26th, 2016 @ 12:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolinians now have a lot of neighbors, 10 million in fact, according to figures released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 5:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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East Carolina University continues to set records with its enrollment numbers. Fall 2015 marks a milestone for the university with a total enrollment of 28,289, the largest in its 108-year history.
Published: Thursday, September 17th, 2015 @ 3:27 am
By: ECU News Services
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North Carolina grew by 95,047 people during a 12-month period ending in 2014 and surpassed Michigan to become the ninth-most populous state in the nation, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Published: Friday, December 26th, 2014 @ 7:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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East Carolina University welcomed its largest number of undergraduate students to campus with the start of the fall semester.
Published: Monday, September 15th, 2014 @ 7:56 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Dean Baker is an economist who co-directs a left-wing group in Washington called the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Liberal groups in North Carolina and elsewhere often cite Baker as an authority on the effects of public policy on economic growth.
Published: Monday, July 14th, 2014 @ 2:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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During most of its history, North Carolina was a state of widely dispersed residents. There were no truly big cities, many small towns, and fewer sparsely populated counties than, say, Virginia or Georgia had. Particularly along the state's rivers and streams, you'd find a thriving mill town or...
Published: Saturday, April 5th, 2014 @ 8:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Is North Carolina staging a "Carolina Comeback" or plunging into a dark abyss? What is the state of our state? Politico Magazine recently published an article, "The States of our Union....Are Not All Strong," that attempts to answer that question.
Published: Friday, February 7th, 2014 @ 5:56 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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We read that the Census Department is reporting that over the last several years the middle class has been shrinking.
Published: Tuesday, January 28th, 2014 @ 1:29 pm
By: Jim Bispo
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North Carolina's housing market remained relatively stable in the post-recession years of 2010-12 according to the American Community Survey (ACS) conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Published: Sunday, November 17th, 2013 @ 11:47 am
By: David Winstead
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As Charlotte tries to figure out how to pay for additional passenger rail service, Raleigh decides whether to join with Durham and Chapel Hill to create passenger rail service, and Triad communities decide whether to decide to create passenger rail service, those who pay close attention to actual...
Published: Thursday, November 14th, 2013 @ 6:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When I go on the air or in front of audiences to discuss North Carolina's sluggish economy, one response I often hear is that the problem isn't really statewide. The state's major metropolitan areas are doing fine, I am assured, while it's the rural areas that are truly struggling to produce new...
Published: Saturday, November 2nd, 2013 @ 2:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Does the discredited, publicly funded political action committee for Barak Obama, ACORN, remain as a remnant within the context of the local census management team?
Published: Monday, May 10th, 2010 @ 1:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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