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The Dan Forest for Governor campaign has launched its first statewide TV advertisement, highlighting Lt. Governor Forest's background as a businessman and his vision for rebuilding North Carolina's economy.
Published: Tuesday, July 7th, 2020 @ 5:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Cooper Implores President to End Federal Shutdown to Speed Hurricane Recovery, Help FarmersGovernor Roy Cooper today wrote to President Donald Trump to urge him to end the federal government shutdown that is holding back hurricane recovery efforts and threatening North Carolina's farming economy.
Published: Wednesday, January 16th, 2019 @ 12:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina's economy is in reasonably good shape. Over the past five years of available data, our state's employers have added 480,000 net new jobs, with our job-creation rate exceeding the national and Southeastern averages
Published: Sunday, September 30th, 2018 @ 3:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, in a letter to President Trump, Gov. Roy Cooper described the damage being done to North Carolina's farmers and manufacturers by the Trump Administration's escalating trade war and urged the President to take action to prevent further damage to the economy
Published: Monday, July 23rd, 2018 @ 1:49 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Offshore drilling threatens North Carolina's economy and environment with little benefit to the state and should not be allowed off our coast, Governor Roy Cooper told the federal government today
Published: Monday, March 12th, 2018 @ 12:59 am
By: Governor's Office
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Democrats believe that their progressive policies would be best for North Carolina's economy
Published: Thursday, September 7th, 2017 @ 1:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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There are many different ideas about the best way to increase the growth of North Carolina's economy
Published: Thursday, July 13th, 2017 @ 1:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Joined by North Carolina teachers and citing concerns that the conference budget passed by the legislature shortchanges North Carolina's public schools and economy, Governor Cooper announced today that he will veto the budget
Published: Tuesday, June 27th, 2017 @ 4:36 pm
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina's economy continues to expand at a relatively rapid pace
Published: Tuesday, March 28th, 2017 @ 10:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Since Governor Pat McCrory entered office in January 2013, North Carolina's economy added 300,000 new jobs, the state experienced one of the largest drops in unemployment in the country, $2.6 billion in debt for federal unemployment insurance was paid off, personal income and business taxes were cut
Published: Monday, January 9th, 2017 @ 6:16 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Economists on Wednesday said they expected North Carolina's economy to grow somewhat in 2017, but they cautioned against counting on a robust growth during the coming year
Published: Friday, January 6th, 2017 @ 11:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's economy continues to outperform the national and regional averages - which is one reason why, the results of the gubernatorial election notwithstanding, the state's policy fundamentals are unlikely to change in the foreseeable future
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2016 @ 1:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In another encouraging sign for North Carolina's economy, Governor Pat McCrory announced today that state revenue collections are $191 million ahead of projections through the first third of the fiscal year
Published: Thursday, December 1st, 2016 @ 7:03 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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In another positive sign for North Carolina's economy, Governor Pat McCrory announced that the state's business climate ranked second in the nation according Site Selection Magazine's annual ranking of state business climates
Published: Thursday, November 3rd, 2016 @ 5:11 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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North Carolina's economy continues to recover and grow at a faster and stronger rate than others in our region and in the nation as whole
Published: Sunday, September 18th, 2016 @ 12:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Vice President Joe Biden disagrees with his party's nominee for governor, Roy Cooper, on North Carolina's economy
Published: Thursday, September 15th, 2016 @ 9:36 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory highlighted North Carolina's growing economy and how the state can work with federal partners to continue the growth at the 2016 North Carolina Business and Economic Development Summit in Washington, D.C. Hosted by U.S. Congressman Richard Hudson
Published: Tuesday, September 13th, 2016 @ 6:37 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Today, the very groups that have been trying to trash North Carolina's economy and reputation have revealed why they're doing it: to help elect Roy Cooper
Published: Saturday, August 20th, 2016 @ 10:25 am
By: McCrory Communications
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The success story of North Carolina's economy is in front of a world-wide audience, featured in a multi-page profile headlined North Carolina
Published: Thursday, August 4th, 2016 @ 10:11 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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"North Carolina's economy is firing on all cylinders," said Governor McCrory. "North Carolina is home to one of the fastest growing economies in the nation, revenues are up above projections, unemployment is at an 8-year-low and more than 275,000 private sector jobs have been added since 2013."
Published: Sunday, July 24th, 2016 @ 8:50 am
By: McCrory Communications
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In another encouraging sign for North Carolina's economy, Governor Pat McCrory announced today that for the third time this year, the State Budget Office has revised revenue figures upward above May projections by $95 million
Published: Friday, July 15th, 2016 @ 10:18 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Maybe it was a Freudian slip? During a recent appearance at an event hosted by the N.C. Chamber of Commerce, Roy Cooper praised North Carolina's economy under Governor McCrory, admitting that North Carolina is the best state in the country for business and the state is now in a good position for fut
Published: Thursday, May 12th, 2016 @ 5:52 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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A new, groundbreaking report from Beacon Hill economists estimated that in 2015 state regulations cost North Carolina's economy at minimum $3.1 billion and possibly as much as $25.5 billion.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 3:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In the face of defeat, claim victory anyway. That's what state bureaucrats in charge of meddling with North Carolina's economy are doing in light of a recent report that suggests their meddling has produced dismal results.
Published: Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 @ 2:02 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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According to the latest federal statistics, North Carolina's economy is surging and has become one of the nation's pacesetters
Published: Tuesday, October 20th, 2015 @ 11:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory signed the NC Competes Jobs Plan today, a key component of his comprehensive strategy to build and strengthen North Carolina's economy by putting more people back to work.
Published: Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 @ 6:08 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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North Carolina's economy grew slower in 2014 than in 2013, according to data released last week by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Published: Thursday, June 18th, 2015 @ 9:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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According to most economic indicators, North Carolina's economy is on the upswing. Job growth exceeds the regional and national averages. The state's recent decline in unemployment - even when you include discouraged workers who've dropped out of the labor force - is one of the largest in the...
Published: Monday, April 6th, 2015 @ 9:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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East Carolina University generates $2.8 billion for North Carolina's economy - dollars that make a mark on the state, eastern North Carolina, and our local area.
Published: Friday, March 27th, 2015 @ 6:07 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Countering arguments that Medicaid expansion would benefit North Carolina's economy, a new report from the national group State Budget Solutions estimates that expansion actually would lead to a $6.4 billion hit in future personal income growth.
Published: Tuesday, March 24th, 2015 @ 9:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If North Carolina's tax burden has no effect on business decisions and the performance of the economy, as left-of-center politicians and editorialists have repeatedly insisted, then why are they so enamored with targeted tax breaks?
Published: Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 @ 11:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In less than two years, North Carolina's governor and legislature have helped to revive the state's economy. The economy is growing and adding jobs, improving the well-being of North Carolina residents.
Published: Thursday, October 9th, 2014 @ 10:48 pm
By: Chris Downey
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How is North Carolina's economy doing? That is always an important question. During election season, however, it takes on added significance. Fairly or not, voters often hold incumbent politicians responsible for the condition and recent performance of the economy.
Published: Monday, September 29th, 2014 @ 11:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you listen to the drive-by media or the zombies and trolls following Bill Barber around, you’d think North Carolina state government was now a shoe-string operation.
Published: Monday, August 25th, 2014 @ 12:30 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Medicaid is trying to break North Carolina's economy. It's an out-of-control mess.
Published: Friday, July 18th, 2014 @ 7:42 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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U.S. Rep. Walter Jones says re-electing him to his seat in the 3rd Congressional District is vital to North Carolina's military economy because he would be the second-most-senior Republican on the House Armed Services Committee. Jones points with pride to being named by The Hill newspaper as one...
Published: Monday, May 5th, 2014 @ 10:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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When Republicans took control of the legislature in January 2011, North Carolina's economy was struggling, the unemployment rate was 10.4%, citizens and businesses were burdened with a 1930s Depression-era tax code, and the state owed the federal government $2.5 billion.
Published: Sunday, February 9th, 2014 @ 10:51 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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As the 2013 legislative session drew to a close, Gov. Pat McCrory and other Republican leaders said their main policy focus had been to improve North Carolina's lackluster economy. They pointed to several enacted bills, including tax cuts and regulatory reform, to show that they hadn't lost this...
Published: Friday, September 20th, 2013 @ 8:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Part of my job involves commissioning, reading, interpreting, and writing about public policy research. As I began researching my 2012 book on North Carolina's economy, Our Best Foot Forward, I found myself reading or re-reading dozens of scholarly studies, published in academic or professional...
Published: Sunday, September 1st, 2013 @ 10:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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After a highly productive legislative long session, the North Carolina Senate concluded its substantive business early Friday morning after passing many long-overdue reforms to improve North Carolina's public schools, rebuild our economy and restore our place as a leader in job growth.
Published: Friday, July 26th, 2013 @ 3:42 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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