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Shrimping in North Carolina has problems alright, but they're entirely different problems from the ones the likes of CCA dreams up. The biggest problem is that commercial fishermen who shrimp are being driven out of business by over regulation.
Published: Tuesday, August 30th, 2022 @ 3:18 am
By: Raynor James
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As a Representative who has been a small business owner for over 35 years, I have an understanding of what impact laws and regulations have on small businesses.
Published: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020 @ 9:02 pm
By: Keith D Kidwell
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The Trump Administration's regulatory reform efforts have saved American families and businesses $23 billion in Fiscal Year 2018 by getting rid of unduly burdensome and unnecessary regulation.
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 5:44 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) continued his efforts to protect American workers from cheating foreign companies and cosponsored H.R. 5116, the Stopping Foreign Businesses Sanctuary Act
Published: Tuesday, March 6th, 2018 @ 10:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Walk through a cemetery and you notice a quiet, reverent hush
Published: Friday, November 3rd, 2017 @ 2:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Pat McCrory and a host of business leaders were quick to praise the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Tuesday blocking President Obama's signature climate change program from moving forward until a trial in federal court is concluded.
Published: Wednesday, March 9th, 2016 @ 1:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In Part 1, we examined how our legal system developed to the point where a statutory framework that blatantly favors one class of businesses over another is constitutionally permissible. Using the historical example of Nebbia v. New York, we saw that the Court altered its jurisprudence to become...
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 5:47 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Gas prices fell below $2.00 a gallon in much of state this month, providing North Carolinians with some extra cash in their pockets to pay off those Christmas credit card bills.
Published: Monday, February 16th, 2015 @ 2:49 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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If Food and Drug Administration regulators adopt new regulations that would place premium, hand-made cigars under the jurisdiction of a law originally passed to regulate cigarettes, sellers of the premium cigars say the changes could put them out of business.
Published: Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 @ 8:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Before an entrepreneur considers whether to expand his business or move to a new location, he typically goes through a checklist that includes most, if not all, of these items...
Published: Tuesday, July 15th, 2014 @ 10:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Some businesses would rather avoid competition and prefer instead to rely on government help in the form of special incentives, regulations, or other anti-competitive policies. Fred Smith has spent his career fighting that approach to business. Smith is founder and chairman of the...
Published: Tuesday, May 13th, 2014 @ 11:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina businesses have struggled mightily against the 15,000+ new regulations, amendments and rules that have been implemented in our state over the past decade. Our high unemployment rate and stagnant growth are proof that you cannot regulate an economy into riches.
Published: Wednesday, July 31st, 2013 @ 1:33 pm
By: Thom Goolsby
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If you would like to start a small business in North Carolina, you might be unpleasantly surprised to learn that complying with state and local regulations can be incredibly costly and time-consuming.
Published: Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 @ 12:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's tough enough for a small business to succeed when it faces competition in the open market. It's even tougher when government puts up roadblocks in the form of high taxes or excessive regulation.
Published: Saturday, January 12th, 2013 @ 9:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Andrew Leager, the owner of Boylan Bridge Brewpub and the Special Projects woodworking shop, both in Raleigh, is just one of many business owners in North Carolina facing regulation from all levels of government.
Published: Wednesday, September 26th, 2012 @ 9:25 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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