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Last week, Beer Serves America reported that the beer industry contributes 75,082 jobs and brings in about $1.8 billion in taxes to the state of North Carolina.
Published: Friday, July 21st, 2023 @ 11:53 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Republicans, warned during an interview on Sunday that President Joe Biden’s massive social spending agenda, known as the Build Back Better Act, would cause Americans to pay more for many things as inflation and taxes go up.
Published: Friday, June 3rd, 2022 @ 9:21 am
By: Daily Wire
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North Carolina’s employment situation improved once again last month as the unemployment rate decreased to 3.5% for March according to the latest data from the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
Published: Tuesday, April 26th, 2022 @ 1:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Inflation is perplexing. On an individual level, it inflicts harm on consumers at no fault of their own.
Published: Friday, January 28th, 2022 @ 6:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Good morning, In case you missed it, co-chairman of the Republican National Committee Tommy Hicks penned an op-ed in the North State Journal denouncing President Biden’s economic failure and how Biden’s “Build Back Broke” agenda is crippling our economic recovery
Published: Monday, November 15th, 2021 @ 1:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Remarks by President Biden on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework
Published: Thursday, July 15th, 2021 @ 3:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Biden's hidden tax?
Published: Sunday, June 13th, 2021 @ 1:23 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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The consequence of deficit spending. A hidden tax
Published: Monday, May 10th, 2021 @ 7:14 am
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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Adam Thierer and Trace Mitchell write at Real Clear Policy that the Trump administration has highlighted the need for occupational licensing reform.
Published: Thursday, March 12th, 2020 @ 7:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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While caution remains the budgetary watchword this session, legislative leaders will look for ways to sustain the momentum for tax reform
Published: Wednesday, February 20th, 2019 @ 12:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's corporate income tax currently stands at 3 percent, and it is scheduled to be reduced to 2.5 percent in January
Published: Wednesday, June 20th, 2018 @ 10:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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There is an argument going on in Washington, D.C. that affects each and every one of us. I am not talking about Obamacare, although that does affect each and every one of us.
Published: Saturday, October 28th, 2017 @ 12:39 pm
By: Rod Eccles
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Government regulation is a subject as dry as the desert sands to most people.
Published: Saturday, October 15th, 2016 @ 11:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Local media and leftist blogs are drenched in outrage over House Bill 2, which was known as "the Bathroom Bill" until they figured out they needed to focus attention about it somewhere else.
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2016 @ 11:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina has a hidden tax, and it's probably the most expensive one you've never heard of: It's called health insurance mandates
Published: Wednesday, June 15th, 2016 @ 4:48 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Last week's newsletter highlighted the fiscal impact on North Carolina if the legislature agreed to opt for Obamacare's Medicaid expansion. This week, I'll touch on three critical human costs...
Published: Monday, March 14th, 2016 @ 4:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Senate Majority Leader Harry Brown and Gov. Pat McCrory waged a war of words Tuesday over the Onslow County Republican's proposal to rework the way local sales taxes are allocated.
Published: Thursday, July 23rd, 2015 @ 10:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory said he would veto Senate Bill 369 which would change the sales tax distribution formula in North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015 @ 4:57 am
By: McCrory Communications
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There is currently a bill in the legislature, introduced and sponsored by Representative Chris Millis, that would phase out North Carolina's coercive renewable energy mandates, which were passed in 2007. At the present time, North Carolina requires that utility companies provide 12.5 percent of...
Published: Friday, April 17th, 2015 @ 8:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The state House pushed ahead Tuesday with House Bill 1050, limiting the amount of money North Carolina cities and towns could charge businesses for privilege licenses. The bill, which would cap municipal privilege licenses at $100 per year, is part of a catch-all tax package designed to tweak...
Published: Tuesday, May 27th, 2014 @ 1:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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I wrote an article about ferry tolling last week. That article talked about current events. The issue of a major policy change in funding transportation has been around since at least 2007.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 3:34 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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FreedomWorks scores for the 113th Congress North Carolina delegations are tallied and revealed. The scores are based off of 15 key votes that represent the relative commitment to freedom.
Published: Tuesday, October 29th, 2013 @ 8:54 am
By: Jeremy D. Adams
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North Carolina's new tax reforms help set the stage for long-term economic growth in the state.
Published: Friday, October 25th, 2013 @ 2:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's new tax reforms help set the stage for long-term economic growth in the state. That's the assessment of the John Locke Foundation's top tax expert, who analyzes the reforms and suggests future improvements in a new Spotlight report.
Published: Friday, September 27th, 2013 @ 1:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Although the federal income tax system was designed and intended to make up for revenue losses due to tariff reform, it quickly became a primary means to fund the programs of our bloated federal government.
Published: Tuesday, July 9th, 2013 @ 10:29 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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The largest excise tax collection in North Carolina is on fuel, amounting to $1.5 billion annually.
Published: Thursday, June 6th, 2013 @ 8:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The day before the Obama administration's deadline for states to declare whether they will create a state health insurance exchange to comply with the president's national health reform law.
Published: Sunday, December 16th, 2012 @ 11:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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espite the traditional praise of "melting pots," "big tents" and "rainbow coalitions" the strategy behind our country's election process is to activate the ethnic, racial and social differences that exist among its people.
Published: Tuesday, November 13th, 2012 @ 10:15 pm
By: Warren Smith
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Let us not be so cavalier with the system that our Founders crafted for us, the one secured by the blood of over a million Americans, and the one that the rest of the world looks to.
Published: Friday, November 9th, 2012 @ 6:25 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Much has changed for the good concerning North Carolina's regulatory environment with the passage of the Regulatory Reform Act (RRA) of 2011, tort reform, medical malpractice reform, and workers' compensation reform.
Published: Wednesday, October 24th, 2012 @ 1:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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