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Now is the perfect time to look out for others

By trcnexus / November 9, 2024 / Comments Off on Now is the perfect time to look out for others

From the Desk of Chuck Fuller, CEO, The Results Company Whether your “side” won or lost this week, I hope that you, like me, feel lighter after the weight of this long-fought political battle has finally been lifted. Our TRC Nexus team is building an informative and valuable Saturday topic schedule to close out the…

Reading the tea leaves in the early voting data

By trcnexus / November 2, 2024 / Comments Off on Reading the tea leaves in the early voting data

From the Desk of Mike Rusher, President, The Results Company  Thanks for joining us this Saturday morning, the last day of early voting. Pardon the late delivery, we have some fresh data that is not yet available anywhere, so here is an absolute exclusive for TRC Nexus readers.  Today we’re breaking down the trends and numbers…

American’s distrust in the media continues

By trcnexus / October 26, 2024 / Comments Off on American’s distrust in the media continues

Thanks for joining us this Saturday morning. This month, Gallup released its annual survey of trust in American institutions. For the seventh consecutive year, the proportion of respondents who have a “great deal/fair amount” of trust in the media dropped. The figure now sits at just 31%, tied for the record low hit in 2016. Trust in media…

UNC System’s program to educate adult workers

By trcnexus / October 19, 2024 / Comments Off on UNC System’s program to educate adult workers

Thanks for joining us this Saturday morning. We’re taking a break from campaigns and hurricanes to check back in on Project Kitty Hawk. The initiative is the UNC System’s answer to a growing problem for universities everywhere: The nation’s demographics suggest college enrollment among traditional 18-24 year olds may decline over the medium- to long-term. Meanwhile,…

TRC Nexus guide to down ballot races

By trcnexus / October 12, 2024 / Comments Off on TRC Nexus guide to down ballot races

Thank you for joining us this Saturday morning. Early voting starts Thursday, and we compiled information and analysis on the election all in one place. Feel free to forward to contacts in your networks.   Below, you’ll find information about the potential impact of lower turnout in western North Carolina; descriptions of Council of State…

Refocusing on disaster relief policy after the storm

By trcnexus / October 5, 2024 / Comments Off on Refocusing on disaster relief policy after the storm

Thank you for joining us this morning. It’s been one week since Hurricane Helene and the storms that preceded it dumped enough water over the southeast to fill Lake Tahoe. We’re now in the very early stages of a recovery and rebuilding effort that will take years. The standard disaster recovery “process” – if one can call…

Potential path forward on public education in North Carolina

By trcnexus / September 28, 2024 / Comments Off on Potential path forward on public education in North Carolina

Today we’re publishing the conclusion to our three-part education series. In Part I we untangled the history of North Carolina’s confusing education bureaucracy, in which both the State Board of Education and the Department of Public Instruction have jurisdiction over the school system. Many incentives drive the two to war, not work, with one another. North Carolina’s…

Examining the race for North Carolina Treasurer

By trcnexus / September 21, 2024 / Comments Off on Examining the race for North Carolina Treasurer

Thanks for joining us this morning. Continuing our focus on down ballot races, we’re assessing the state treasurer race today. We’ll get right to it. ***North Carolina’s treasurer is among the most powerful keepers of the public purse in the country. That’s because, as Business NC reported this week, North Carolina “is one of the three remaining states that…

NCInnovation promotes growth across the state

By trcnexus / September 14, 2024 / Comments Off on NCInnovation promotes growth across the state

It’s been nearly six months since our last check-in on NCInnovation, and the organization has achieved a lot since then. After we get into those details, we’ll share a concept that earned a lot of attention in national media this week, and that has a few parallels – and important differences – to the model…

Emerging threat to businesses’ free speech

By trcnexus / September 7, 2024 / Comments Off on Emerging threat to businesses’ free speech

Last week, we discussed work and purpose as key foundations for each of us. This week, we discuss the freedom to discuss our own thoughts – a freedom that is foundational to our Republic’s viability and vitality. Unfortunately,  many now dismiss “threats” to the First Amendment as radical hyperbole, but we ignore this threat to…

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