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Asheville water privatization issue rests with Governor

Anonymous on July 24, 2012 - 4:43pm

Governor Perdue still has a few bills sitting on her desk that were sent to her during the waning days of the legislative session.

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Poll shows even NRA members support stricter gun control laws

Anonymous on July 24, 2012 - 3:07pm

Even before the tragedy in Colorado last week, significant majorities of American gun owners (and even National Rifle Association members) supported tougher gun laws in the U.S.

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The greedy get even greedier: New tax proposal really takes the cake

Anonymous on July 24, 2012 - 1:30pm

At some point, it seems, conservative ideologues and their friends in Congress will simply get down to admitting that what they have in mind for the American tax code is the following simple situation:
The wealthy will simply pay no income … Read More...

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Minimum Wage Day of Action Marks Congress’ Lack of Action

Anonymous on July 24, 2012 - 10:18am

Today, on the three-year anniversary of the last increase in the federal minimum wage, a broad coalition of groups and activists across the country will call for a realistic raise for the lowest-income earners.
Currently, the federal minimum wage stands … Read More...

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Making sense (and cents) out of rising college costs

Anonymous on July 24, 2012 - 10:08am

Nationwide tuition debt now tops $1 trillion – surpassing credit card debt as the biggest source of unsecured debt for Americans.

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New study: Workers working harder, but wage inequality soars

Anonymous on July 24, 2012 - 9:22am

A new study from the N.C. Budget and Tax Center confirms what a lot of worker advocates have been saying for some time: average North Carolina workers are working harder and more productively than ever but their their wages are stagnant … Read More...

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BTC Brief: Working hard for an economy that's hardly working

Anonymous on July 23, 2012 - 3:16pm

Research & Publications: BTC BriefsAuthors: Allan FreyerLatest News: Include Item in Latest News ListIssues: Economy issuesBy Allan M. FreyerPublic Policy Analyst, Budget & Tax CenterJuly 2012
North Carolina's workers increase productivity, get paid less for first time in 30 years
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BTC Brief: Working hard for an economy that's hardly working

Anonymous on July 23, 2012 - 3:16pm

Research & Publications: BTC BriefsAuthors: Allan FreyerLatest News: Include Item in Latest News ListIssues: Economy issuesBy Allan M. FreyerPublic Policy Analyst, Budget & Tax CenterJuly 2012
North Carolina's workers increase productivity, get paid less for first time in 30 years
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Charter School Advisory Council Recommends 25 Charter Applications for State Board’s Consideration

Anonymous on July 23, 2012 - 3:13pm

The North Carolina Public Schools Charter Advisory Council has recommended 25 charter schools to the State Board of Education for consideration at its August meeting.  The Charter Advisory Council received 63 applications to open charter schools and then selected 30 … Read More...

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New report: Tax avoidance by super rich reaches new heights

Anonymous on July 23, 2012 - 12:35pm

A lot of — maybe most — people have sort of a vague notion that the super wealthy are able squirrel away a lot of their wealth and income overseas so as to avoid paying their fair share of taxes. But, … Read More...

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