The former town manager for the town of Elizabethtown in Bladen County, did not have payroll taxes withheld and possibly used the town’s credit card for non-valid town purposes.
Published: Monday, October 2nd, 2023 @ 4:26 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina No. 1 in CNBC's Annual Competitiveness Rankings for the 2nd Year in a Row
Published: Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023 @ 3:06 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Says Consumers Who Built Up Good Credit Scores Will Be Punished
Published: Wednesday, June 14th, 2023 @ 11:49 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launched a new initiative with 18 other states on Thursday to fight back against President Joe Biden’s woke environmental, social, corporate governance (ESG) agenda.
Published: Monday, March 27th, 2023 @ 2:24 am
By: Daily Wire
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is advocating for breaking up the federal government’s heavy presence in Washington, D.C., by moving agencies across the country.
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2023 @ 8:55 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Senators Renew Push to Amend the U.S. Constitution to Force Annual Balanced Federal Budgets, Fight Debt
Published: Saturday, February 18th, 2023 @ 12:30 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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White House officials took an adversarial posture toward House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) ahead of his Wednesday meeting with President Joe Biden about the debt ceiling and possible spending cuts.
Published: Friday, February 10th, 2023 @ 11:28 pm
By: Daily Wire
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As we enter July of 2022, Americans all over the country will begin their July 4th preparations. They will soon be confronted once again with the harsh reality of elevated prices due to continuing inflation.
Published: Monday, July 18th, 2022 @ 2:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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After hearing the cries of his freedom-loving people, 45th President Donald J. Trump smote a rock with his nine-iron, causing it to spew forth cheap, clean gasoline.
Published: Tuesday, July 5th, 2022 @ 10:00 am
By: Babylon Bee
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell is drawing attention to North Carolina’s No. 2 ranking in a new assessment of states’ economic outlook. The Tar Heel State trails only Utah in the ranking from the American Legislative Exchange Council.
Published: Wednesday, April 20th, 2022 @ 8:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Soars to No. 2 Ranking on Key National Economic Outlook Index; State Debt Set to Fall Over 60% in 8-Year Period
Published: Tuesday, April 19th, 2022 @ 12:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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President Biden’s first State of the Union address attempted to bring hope to the American people.
Published: Thursday, March 10th, 2022 @ 3:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Inflation has reared its ugly head at the gas pumps and grocery aisles, to be sure, but one of the biggest ticket items on the Inflation Wheel of Misfortune is housing.
Published: Thursday, March 10th, 2022 @ 12:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The state budget may be spared economists’ worst fears from the COVID pandemic, according to a new tax revenue forecast.
Published: Saturday, February 13th, 2021 @ 10:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Friday, May 15, 2020, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) voted against H. Res. 965 and H.R. 6800.
Published: Monday, May 18th, 2020 @ 10:32 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last week the Senate passed a budget that maintains the responsible budget growth that has defined Republican fiscal policies since 2011 and prioritizes tax relief, state employees who haven't received equitable treatment in previous years, and health care reform.
Published: Monday, June 3rd, 2019 @ 5:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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House District 37 (covers southern Wake County bordering Johnston, Harnett, and Chatham counties.)
Published: Tuesday, October 30th, 2018 @ 5:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Voters tend to credit the governor for a state's strong economy and fiscal health
Published: Wednesday, October 24th, 2018 @ 9:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Cato Institute gave Gov. Roy Cooper an F on its Fiscal Policy Report Card
Published: Sunday, October 14th, 2018 @ 3:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Statements from the White House equals national and world news.
Published: Sunday, September 9th, 2018 @ 6:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Since 2011, the Republican-led General Assembly has restrained the growth of government, brought spending in line with revenue, paid down debt, put more money in savings than ever, and restored voter approval for new debt
Published: Wednesday, June 6th, 2018 @ 1:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina Democrats have never opposed lowering taxes on big business. You may hear a lot of rhetoric to the contrary during the election cycle. Here's why, to borrow a phrase, you should take that rhetoric seriously but not literally
Published: Monday, June 4th, 2018 @ 4:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Massachusetts has consistently been at or near the top of the list in reading and math achievement, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 @ 2:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Does Gov. Roy Cooper believe that North Carolina's tax burden should be $3 billion higher?
Published: Tuesday, December 26th, 2017 @ 10:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Here's the good news: North Carolina's state budget is solidly in the black
Published: Thursday, January 26th, 2017 @ 6:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Sen. Jerry Tillman, R-Randolph, said the Senate will push again in the next legislative session to pass a constitutional amendment lowering the cap on the personal income tax rate from 10 percent to 5.5 percent.
Published: Monday, September 5th, 2016 @ 6:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Teachers across North Carolina applauded Governor McCrory for signing a new state budget that raises average teacher pay to over $50,000 plus benefits
Published: Friday, July 15th, 2016 @ 2:19 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Should the government keep taxes higher in order to finance schools, roads, and other public services, even if the higher taxes discourage some private investment and entrepreneurship
Published: Wednesday, June 29th, 2016 @ 3:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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"My problem," the notoriously reckless actor Errol Flynn was once reported to have quipped, "lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income."
Published: Tuesday, April 26th, 2016 @ 10:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you think government is too large and wields too much power, then you have plenty of reasons to be dismayed by recent national developments. But if you live in North Carolina, there is some good news mixed in with the bad.
Published: Tuesday, January 12th, 2016 @ 12:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If North Carolina's tax burden has no effect on business decisions and the performance of the economy, as left-of-center politicians and editorialists have repeatedly insisted, then why are they so enamored with targeted tax breaks?
Published: Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 @ 11:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Although I support the tax cuts, budgetary restraint, and other fiscal policies adopted by the North Carolina General Assembly and Gov. Pat McCrory over the past two years, I have repeatedly urged policymakers and commentators alike to avoid making grandiose claims about their immediate effects.
Published: Tuesday, November 25th, 2014 @ 11:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As the 2014 election cycle draws to a close, few states have drawn so much national attention as North Carolina, thanks to the tight Hagan-Tillis race, the dramatic turn in state government from blue to red, and our status as a presidential swing state in 2008 and 2012.
Published: Friday, October 31st, 2014 @ 10:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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