Economy
June 20, 2006 -
Over the last two years, one of the issues conservatives have pushed the hardest at the state level (and Democrats have gone along) is "tort reform" -- rolling back the legal penalties and options avai
June 20, 2006 -
Congressional Democrats are refusing to give up on the fight to increase the federal minimum wage, the Wall Street Journal (sub only) reports today:
June 9, 2006 -
The National Farmers Union sends out this alert:
June 5, 2006 -
Last week, the North Carolina House voted 72 to 43 to boost the state's minimum wage by $1. The Senate had already voted for a dollar hike in its budget, and Gov. Mike Easley -- who originally supported only an 85 cent increase -- is now backing the full dollar raise for over 100,000 workers.
June 1, 2006 -
The Durham, NC based Center for Responsible Lending has released a new study showing widespread discrimination against Blacks and Hispanics in the mortgage lending industry:
June 1, 2006 -
The North Carolina State Treasurer intended to send a message to Exxon Mobile's board of directors:
May 25, 2006 -
As many opponents of state run lotteries warned, revenue for North Carolina's lottery that are supposed to fund education may end up being used to offset general operating costs and reduce taxes: