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hese figures are a strong indication of how North Carolina’s robust economy has attracted workers seeking opportunity.
Published: Tuesday, June 30th, 2020 @ 1:04 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The booming economy and strong labor market allow Americans of all backgrounds to find work and succeed.
Published: Tuesday, December 17th, 2019 @ 3:03 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A new report out by Pew Research shows that 94 of 100 North Carolina counties saw their per capita incomes grow between 2016 and 2018 (adjusted for inflation).
Published: Sunday, December 8th, 2019 @ 10:26 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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When conservatives advocate lower taxes and less regulation, their critics often retort that conservatives are just advancing the interest of business
Published: Tuesday, August 7th, 2018 @ 12:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When pollsters ask voters to list the issues they care about most, economic concerns usually rank high on the list - even when unemployment rates are relatively low
Published: Monday, May 14th, 2018 @ 5:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Politicians in North Carolina and just about everywhere else in the United States seem fixated on attracting large companies to their states, often by any means necessary
Published: Wednesday, February 7th, 2018 @ 8:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If energy companies respond to the Interior Department's recently announced process for pursuing oil and gas exploration off the North Carolina coast, it is likely that residents or visitors will never see any rigs, pipelines, or depots, as these facilities are located either far offshore
Published: Thursday, January 18th, 2018 @ 12:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I think the administration of Gov. Roy Cooper favors the construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, a 600-mile project connecting natural-gas generation in West Virginia to natural-gas consumers in Virginia and North Carolina
Published: Tuesday, January 9th, 2018 @ 2:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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When North Carolina is competing with other states and nations for investment, business startups and expansions, and high-value professionals, we start out with some important advantages
Published: Friday, September 29th, 2017 @ 10:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina has made another top-10 list - one that should make the state's fiscal conservatives particularly happy
Published: Wednesday, September 14th, 2016 @ 3:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When it comes to economic growth, North Carolina is one of the Magnificent Seven
Published: Wednesday, May 11th, 2016 @ 2:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In 2013, Governor Pat McCrory and the General Assembly instituted historic tax reform by reducing the personal income tax for all North Carolinians, reducing the corporate tax rate, and eliminating the death tax
Published: Monday, April 18th, 2016 @ 11:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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According to the latest federal statistics, North Carolina's economy is surging and has become one of the nation's pacesetters
Published: Tuesday, October 20th, 2015 @ 11:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Measuring the performance of colleges-and holding them accountable for their performances-is an unsolved problem
Published: Friday, September 4th, 2015 @ 12:43 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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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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Once upon a time, in fact until 1980, the average worker could maintain a middle class income laboring in our factories, building our homes and offices, nursing us to health and working in our companies.
Published: Friday, July 26th, 2013 @ 4:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A few weeks ago, I was interviewing one of North Carolina's senior Democratic statesmen for my upcoming biography of former Gov. Jim Martin. Not surprisingly, the interview occasionally veered from the political events of 20 years ago to the political events of 2013.
Published: Wednesday, July 17th, 2013 @ 1:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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