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As an important moral lesson to children everywhere, fathers across the United States reminded their kids that it's never okay to lie unless it's being done to save a few bucks by ordering food from the kid's menu at restaurants.
Published: Tuesday, November 7th, 2023 @ 4:49 am
By: Babylon Bee
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Yesterday a House Judiciary Committee held discussions about a Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) amendment to restrain state budget growth.
Published: Saturday, July 29th, 2023 @ 11:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Nearly 60,000 North Carolinians never re-entered the labor force after the Covid shutdowns.
Published: Monday, November 14th, 2022 @ 9:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Momentum grows as Ted Budd eliminates fundraising disadvantage six months ahead of schedule
Published: Sunday, August 1st, 2021 @ 8:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Both former Governor Pat McCrory and Congressman Ted Budd can claim some positive momentum in their campaigns for U.S. Senate after 2nd quarter fundraising totals were posted Thursday, July 15.
Published: Friday, July 23rd, 2021 @ 6:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Both former Governor Pat McCrory and Congressman Ted Budd can claim some positive momentum in their campaigns for U.S. Senate after 2nd quarter fundraising totals were posted Thursday, July 15.
Published: Friday, July 23rd, 2021 @ 12:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Exporting Supports 400,000 Jobs Across State
Published: Friday, February 12th, 2021 @ 2:09 am
By: Governor's Office
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Editors at Issues and Insights aren’t too thrilled about the latest economic projections from Paul Krugman.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2021 @ 12:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper’s shutdown orders have produced difficult economic times for North Carolina families and businesses.
Published: Wednesday, October 28th, 2020 @ 4:26 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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GRAIL, Inc. will invest $100 million in coming years to support new facility
Published: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020 @ 2:01 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Belgian Personal Care Company’s Manufacturing Site Would Generate $93.3 Million Investment
Published: Wednesday, May 27th, 2020 @ 11:48 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Coronavirus has put the brakes on a once booming state and national economy.
Published: Friday, April 24th, 2020 @ 8:18 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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As North Carolina fights the coronavirus, the General Assembly should take a few simple, smart steps to keep public education on track and the economy afloat, experts say.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 11:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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From a Civitas perspective, one of the main takeaways from the March 3 North Carolina primary was the accuracy of our tracking polls.
Published: Friday, March 6th, 2020 @ 11:24 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Martin Denning, a former educator and Democratic candidate, says unlike six-term Republican incumbent Rep. William Brisson — his opponent for the N.C House District 22 seat — he won’t switch parties
Published: Thursday, November 1st, 2018 @ 10:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Legislators and policy advocates debated Tuesday in Gastonia over a proposed constitutional amendment which would lower the cap on state income tax rates from 10 to 7 percent
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 1:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina taxpayers will foot the bill for a $3 billion transportation bond and won’t have a say in being saddled with the debt if House Bill 1010 passes
Published: Tuesday, June 5th, 2018 @ 10:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you believe that there are some people who deserve to be stuck in the eye with a sharp stick..Read on.
Published: Tuesday, November 14th, 2017 @ 12:02 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Please do not blame us! We thought we were doing the right thing.
Published: Monday, July 3rd, 2017 @ 6:41 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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If I could predict the onset of America's next recession with precision, I wouldn't tell you about it. I'd become a money manager and make a pile of it by timing the market
Published: Monday, December 26th, 2016 @ 6:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Every August, Civitas polls NC unaffiliated voters to find out what this crucial voting bloc thinks.
Published: Monday, October 3rd, 2016 @ 8:42 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Gov. Pat McCrory on Thursday announced that the state's unemployment reserve fund has ballooned to $1 billion, meaning that businesses across North Carolina will see the surcharges on their state unemployment taxes drop in January, resulting in more than a half-billion dollars in tax relief
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 2:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Chief of staff for two North Carolina governors and a U.S. senator, two-time chief of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Resources, the youngest state senator in North Carolina history at the time of his election, 16-year leader of the state's chamber of commerce.
Published: Sunday, August 23rd, 2015 @ 11:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As the nation's sub-par economic recovery continues, tax revenues to state coffers are not rising as rapidly as in past periods of robust economic growth. Some left-leaning groups in North Carolina have attempted to seize upon this as an opportunity to criticize the state's 2013 tax cuts as a...
Published: Saturday, August 22nd, 2015 @ 4:13 am
By: McCrory Communications
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A few weeks ago, I wrote about why I thought President Obama's Community College Proposal was a bad idea. His plan to provide up to two years of free tuition to community college students who maintained a 2.5 G.P.A would cost $6 billion a year, is ill conceived, and based on fallacious assumptions.
Published: Sunday, April 19th, 2015 @ 1:00 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The 2015 session of the N.C. General Assembly convenes this month. Republicans again have supermajorities in both chambers, holding 74 of the 120 House seats and 34 of the 50 Senate seats.
Published: Wednesday, January 7th, 2015 @ 3:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory signed legislation authorizing a $21.1 billion budget for North Carolina state government.
Published: Thursday, August 7th, 2014 @ 4:54 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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North Carolina remains in dire economic times. Unemployment is hiding at 9.4 percent, one of the worst in the nation.
Published: Wednesday, June 18th, 2014 @ 10:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Coping with continuing financial challenges crept into committee and board discussions during the April meeting of the East Carolina University Board of Trustees.
Published: Saturday, May 10th, 2014 @ 12:57 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Freshman state Rep. Dana Bumgardner of Gastonia and longtime Gaston County Commissioner Michael Allen "Mickey" Price of Belmont have similar platforms on education, tax reform, Medicaid, teacher tenure, and merit pay for teachers.
Published: Monday, May 5th, 2014 @ 4:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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