Disney's special governing district was “a stunning deviation from the good governance standards of the State of Florida,” audit concludes
Published: Thursday, December 21st, 2023 @ 8:35 am
By: Daily Wire
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Voters deserve better
Published: Friday, October 13th, 2023 @ 10:00 am
By: John Steed
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Texas program should serve as a cautionary tale for North Carolina legislators debating $1.4 billion in funding for NCInnovation
Published: Friday, September 22nd, 2023 @ 4:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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An influential staffer at the General Assembly recently described NCInnovation as a “free market approach”
Published: Thursday, September 14th, 2023 @ 7:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola
Published: Tuesday, April 11th, 2023 @ 8:36 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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Gov. Cooper’s desire for building 8 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind in North Carolina would have severe impacts on our electricity bills
Published: Monday, June 20th, 2022 @ 5:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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There are two reasons a corporation would take government incentives to move into North Carolina:
Published: Tuesday, April 12th, 2022 @ 8:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Don't Fall for the Game of Economic Impact Studies; Promote Economic Growth Instead
Published: Tuesday, March 29th, 2022 @ 9:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Internet has come a long way from the days of AOL’s universally recognized dial-up sound, Netflix’s DVD-by-mail service, and MySpace’s top friends list.
Published: Tuesday, February 15th, 2022 @ 11:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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My previous research brief discussed that last year Gov. Roy Cooper pledged over $1.3 billion in corporate welfare to just 58 corporations from state “economic development” incentives programs whose stated purposes are about “job creation.”
Published: Monday, January 24th, 2022 @ 9:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Beaufort County Commissioners, on December 4, 2017, elected a chairman of the board, and then discussed the public's election of themselves.
Published: Wednesday, January 12th, 2022 @ 2:42 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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So far this year, Gov. Cooper has pledged over $930.7 million in tax incentives to just 22 corporations, including $845.8 million over four decades to Apple
Published: Friday, December 3rd, 2021 @ 10:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Dare County Republicans have faithfully served our nation under the premise that strong local government is the key foundation to preserving our American freedoms.
Published: Saturday, November 6th, 2021 @ 8:27 pm
By: John Woodard
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Jim Geraghty of National Review Online explains how Republicans in positions of political power can avoid self-inflicted wounds.
Published: Saturday, May 22nd, 2021 @ 12:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you ever needed proof that corporate cronyism is a timeless practice, here’s a story for you.
Published: Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021 @ 9:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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One of the most fascinating developments in the digital age is the advent of social media.
Published: Wednesday, February 17th, 2021 @ 10:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Count Tesla founder Elon Musk among those likely to flee California’s blue-state tax regime, according to CNBC.
Published: Monday, December 7th, 2020 @ 12:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The media spent four long years suggesting that President Donald Trump was steeped in corruption, ensconced in partisanship, enmeshed in dangerous foreign policy fiascos.
Published: Friday, December 4th, 2020 @ 9:28 am
By: Daily Wire
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Why can’t we get it right? This response to COVID-19, I mean.
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2020 @ 10:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper has promised $445 million state tax dollars to corporations so far in 2020.
Published: Thursday, October 1st, 2020 @ 12:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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It’s a beautiful day for golfing in Pinehurst, or so North Carolina’s politicians would have you believe.
Published: Saturday, September 12th, 2020 @ 4:47 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Unemployment claims are soaring and Governor Roy Cooper continues his war on NC Small Businesses.
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2020 @ 2:22 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This week Bloomberg Energy issued an attention-grabbing report on a serious waste problem with wind turbines: retired turbine blades are clogging up landfills.
Published: Thursday, March 5th, 2020 @ 4:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Department of Labor needs to clean up its act.
Published: Thursday, February 13th, 2020 @ 5:10 am
By: LifeZette
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For a guy claiming to be against “tax giveaways” to corporations, Gov. Roy Cooper sure seems to be fond of doling out taxpayer dollars to corporations.
Published: Monday, January 27th, 2020 @ 10:44 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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How should the State of North Carolina go about corporate taxation and corporate welfare? There are four possible policy combinations.
Published: Saturday, January 25th, 2020 @ 8:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The holiday season may be upon us, but there is no shortage of political happenings in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2019 @ 8:31 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The N&O this weekend published an editorial declaring that North Carolina’s corporate income tax cuts are “not working.”
Published: Wednesday, November 20th, 2019 @ 4:31 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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S.B. 432 passed the House, 94-9, on Wednesday, Oct. 23, and now goes to the Senate.
Published: Wednesday, October 30th, 2019 @ 7:08 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As famously said by former president Barak Obama, the best anti-poverty program is a job. In North Carolina, as of June 2019, there were 1.21 open jobs for every unemployed person on the job market.
Published: Tuesday, October 29th, 2019 @ 1:55 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The North Carolina Education Lottery has seen many changes since its scandal-soaked enactment in 2005: lots of new games, Mega Millions, even a new headquarters.
Published: Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 @ 7:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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