FED SURVEY SHOWS NORTH CAROLINA ECONOMY GROWING

The new analysis of state economic growth from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve puts North Carolina among the top 15 states for economic expansion. Four years ago, before a New Conservative Majority in the Legislature was elected to mop up the red ink in Raleigh, North Carolina ranked nearer the bottom.

This economy will never boom until Washington gets out of the way. But budget balancing, tax reduction and regulatory reform in Raleigh are getting us going in the right direction.