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A new report shows that 33% of major roads in North Carolina are in poor or mediocre condition.
Published: Monday, June 26th, 2023 @ 3:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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At a forum hosted by the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance on Jan. 9, House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger discussed a host of issues leading up to the 2023 legislative session, which began on Jan. 11.
Published: Tuesday, January 31st, 2023 @ 8:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolinians may have noticed that it has cost a little more to fill their gas tanks since Jan. 1. Some areas of the Tar Heel State have seen prices jump 20 cents a gallon compared to last month when prices were below $2.99 in most areas.
Published: Wednesday, January 25th, 2023 @ 7:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Republican budget writers released their conference budget adjustments for the new fiscal year on Tuesday, circumventing the traditional appropriations process.
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2022 @ 3:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday blamed global factors for Americans’ spiraling purchasing power and declared a recession is “not at all inevitable,” despite a growing consensus the U.S. could soon find out one is already underway.
Published: Sunday, June 26th, 2022 @ 12:10 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Imagine travelling from Raleigh to Charlotte in about 22 minutes; not by train, plane or car, but instead in a pod, transported through an almost friction-free tunnel. This concept is under experimentation right now, as nearly 1,000 learned last week at the NC Transportation Summit.
Published: Monday, January 21st, 2019 @ 11:19 am
By: Tom Campbell
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The Following is part of an article series sent by incumbent Governor McCrory following Gubernatorial Debate on October 18 with Roy Cooper
Published: Thursday, October 20th, 2016 @ 11:16 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor McCrory fact checks related to the Gubernatorial Debate
Published: Saturday, June 25th, 2016 @ 4:04 am
By: McCrory Communications
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The N.C. Chamber is resurrecting an idea to pay for roads that eventually could confront concerns over the growing gap between increasing highway use and dwindling fuel tax revenues.
Published: Wednesday, June 17th, 2015 @ 6:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gasoline taxes would drop while vehicle use taxes and auto registration fees would rise under a broad House plan aimed at boosting the budget for highway maintenance, bridge repair, and port maintenance.
Published: Friday, May 8th, 2015 @ 5:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State lawmakers are making efforts to free more money for highway construction and maintenance by paying for driver's education and state troopers out of General Fund revenues rather than depleting the state's highway funds.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 1:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Yes, the Republican-led General Assembly has voted for and Gov. Pat McCrory has signed into law an effective increase in North Carolina's gasoline tax. Let's not pretend otherwise.
Published: Friday, April 10th, 2015 @ 12:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Well, the GOP has officially surrendered their advantage in the area of taxes. After so many decades montyhallas the low – / anti-tax party, the GOP majority on Jones Street pushed through increases in the state gasoline tax.
Published: Friday, April 10th, 2015 @ 12:32 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Prudent fiscal management is our first responsibility as stewards of taxpayer dollars...
Published: Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 @ 12:08 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Gov. Pat McCrory called on lawmakers to honor a promise to increase starting teacher salaries to $35,000 and included salary boosts for state troopers and corrections officers Thursday as he unveiled his $21.5 billion General Fund budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year.
Published: Wednesday, March 11th, 2015 @ 9:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Tough decisions need to be made during this legislative session, but are they being made in the best interest of the taxpayer or in the spirit of efficient government? Two questions came before the House Finance and Appropriations committees on Tuesday, a change to the state's gasoline tax as...
Published: Saturday, March 7th, 2015 @ 3:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's autumn, and like many citizens of North Carolina, my husband and I recently went to the mountains to view the splendor of the Appalachian leaf display. We purchased a bushel of North Carolina apples, ate at some of the local restaurants, and walked around the small towns in our state's...
Published: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 @ 7:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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With the nation's second-largest network of state-maintained roads and one of the nation's highest gasoline taxes, North Carolina is likely to look at long-term transportation funding challenges.
Published: Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 @ 8:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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There was a time when the GOP was recognized as the group who would cut your taxes, shrink government, and back the bureaucracy off of your case.
Published: Sunday, June 1st, 2014 @ 4:08 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Governor Pat McCrory signed a $20.6 billion budget today that increases K-12 education funding, incorporates fiscally-responsible tax reform and lays the foundation for economic growth and job creation.
Published: Saturday, July 27th, 2013 @ 12:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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GOP Gov. Pat McCrory called a tax reform compromise reached with legislative leaders "another historic step to ensure what I refer to often as a Carolina comeback." House Speaker Thom Tillis, R-Mecklenburg, said it was proof that that reports of the death of cooperation between the House and the...
Published: Tuesday, July 16th, 2013 @ 2:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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What's this about Republicans trying to raise taxes, ah, make that tolls?
Published: Friday, May 31st, 2013 @ 5:57 am
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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Drivers of some of the most fuel-efficient cars in North Carolina would be hit with extra license registration fees under the proposed Senate budget.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 @ 5:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In April, the McCrory administration outlined a new state transportation policy. While as always, the devil is in the details, this plan is a welcome
Published: Saturday, May 18th, 2013 @ 11:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Well, the NC General Assembly is seriously considering jacking up unemployment taxes across The Tar Heel State. Meanwhile, The Commonwealth of Virginia is seriously contemplating eliminating its gasoline tax.
Published: Tuesday, February 5th, 2013 @ 8:48 am
By: Brant Clifton
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In Wake County, the open-seat contest in N.C. House District 35 features two candidates with ties to the Wake County school board, which recently has been roiled with controversy over partisan politics, especially over student assignment policies.
Published: Tuesday, October 9th, 2012 @ 11:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In March 2012, a new survey of the state line separating North and South Carolina resulted in 93 property owners being sent, as it were, into the other state.
Published: Tuesday, September 4th, 2012 @ 7:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The sweepstakes industry is a sizable, if controversial, juggernaut in North Carolina. The state Supreme Court is expected to rule later this year whether it is legal.
Published: Tuesday, July 24th, 2012 @ 1:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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My friends on the Left keep saying things aren't so bad. We just need to spend more money to keep doing the same things, and everything will be fine.
Published: Friday, July 6th, 2012 @ 11:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue on Friday said she planned to veto the budget adjustments passed by the GOP-dominated General Assembly.
Published: Saturday, June 30th, 2012 @ 4:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Saying she would never turn her back on North Carolina's children, Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue urged GOP legislative leaders to find more money for education in the waning days of the 2012 short session.
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2012 @ 10:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The General Assembly has completed its work on the state's nearly $20.2 billion General Fund budget. It's now on Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue's desk.
Published: Thursday, June 21st, 2012 @ 10:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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