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Members of the General Assembly continued working at a fast pace this week, moving bills quickly through committee and floor votes, in an effort to meet their self-imposed July 1 adjournment deadline.
Published: Tuesday, June 14th, 2022 @ 6:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A year ago, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), allocating $8.85 billion to North Carolina. More than $5 billion of this was sent to the state and allocated by the General Assembly in the latest budget.
Published: Saturday, March 26th, 2022 @ 8:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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For a growing number of cities and municipalities, when fiscal times get tough, the tough go...to the market.
Published: Wednesday, April 6th, 2016 @ 2:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N&O issued a tearful goodbye this morning to the "education judge." SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEECH! (The what?):
Published: Saturday, August 1st, 2015 @ 9:23 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The editors of The Fayetteville Observer are interested in the film industry and with storytelling in general. An example of the latter came to my attention recently.
Published: Sunday, February 15th, 2015 @ 2:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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For a growing number of cities and municipalities, when fiscal times get tough, the tough go...to the market. Take recently cited examples from Dallas, Los Angeles, Chicago, Las Vegas, Nassau County NY, and Pittsburgh PA. All are looking for new angles to increase local revenues. They are looking...
Published: Thursday, May 29th, 2014 @ 9:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Human beings have debated the proper scope and purpose of government ever since the formal institution of government was invented.
Published: Monday, May 26th, 2014 @ 7:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Following a narrow defeat in her run for NC House Representatives for District 6 in 2012, long-time Republican and Dare County resident Mattie Lawson has maintained an active role in local issues of concern to Eastern North Carolina citizens.
Published: Sunday, February 16th, 2014 @ 2:02 am
By: Mattie Lawson
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Senate Republicans pushed ahead Wednesday with their version of tax reform as the chamber's Finance Committee gave the bill a thumbs up. The measure...
Published: Friday, June 14th, 2013 @ 11:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The local annual tax and fee burden now tops more than $2,000 per person in seven of North Carolina's largest cities. Mooresville ended Charlotte's 11-year run as the...
Published: Thursday, April 25th, 2013 @ 6:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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State and local government in North Carolina is a massive enterprise that spends tens of billions of tax dollars a year and employs hundreds of thousands of people, either directly as public employees or indirectly as vendors or contractors.
Published: Thursday, March 22nd, 2012 @ 9:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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