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"This is proof positive that North Carolina politicians and bureaucrats are prepared to trample on the rights of private property owners in order to benefit favored business interests,” said Jon Guze, Senior Fellow for Legal Studies at the John Locke Foundation.
Published: Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 @ 10:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Republicans won a strategic victory on Election Day in North Carolina, claiming several formerly Democratic county commission boards and adding to the pool of candidates they’ll groom for positions in higher public offices.
Published: Thursday, November 19th, 2020 @ 2:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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This next Monday night, April 6, 2020, Beaufort County's Commissioners will meet in compliance with North Carolina's Open Meeting statutes, which dictate the condition and manner that North Carolina politicians do the People's business.
Published: Monday, April 6th, 2020 @ 2:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina's economy is in reasonably good shape. Over the past five years of available data, our state's employers have added 480,000 net new jobs, with our job-creation rate exceeding the national and Southeastern averages
Published: Sunday, September 30th, 2018 @ 3:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina politicians and policy analysts have been arguing for decades about targeted economic incentives
Published: Wednesday, July 25th, 2018 @ 12:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It has long been commonplace for North Carolina politicians to lavish generous praise on community colleges
Published: Thursday, March 29th, 2018 @ 1:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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While 49 other states are scratching their heads figuring out how to promote manufacturing jobs, North Carolina's General Assembly's lack of action on prohibition-era laws may actually be destroying manufacturing growth, turning down the opportunity of a lifetime
Published: Monday, April 24th, 2017 @ 8:06 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Despite being vastly outspent by the campaign and supporters of Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump won the 2016 election. Some are suggesting that the outcome has transformed the practice of American politics in fundamental ways - and that the television ad, in particular, has outlived its usefulness
Published: Tuesday, March 14th, 2017 @ 10:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As recent events have reminded us, North Carolina's state government is not a precise analogue to the federal government
Published: Monday, March 6th, 2017 @ 9:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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With all the furor and protests accompanying the launch of the Donald Trump administration, you might assume there's little room for bipartisan cooperation in Washington
Published: Thursday, February 2nd, 2017 @ 9:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Although North Carolina encompasses many islands, our state is certainly not an island when it comes to economic growth and social development
Published: Tuesday, December 27th, 2016 @ 12:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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During the fall campaign in North Carolina, the presidential and gubernatorial races captured most of the attention
Published: Monday, December 5th, 2016 @ 11:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina is urbanizing - that much is certain. You can chart it in the economic data about population, income, and job creation
Published: Monday, October 10th, 2016 @ 9:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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President Barack Obama's job-approval rating has risen over the past two months. I think I know the reason why - and North Carolina politicians should take note of it.
Published: Tuesday, March 29th, 2016 @ 4:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's economy grew slower in 2014 than in 2013, according to data released last week by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Published: Thursday, June 18th, 2015 @ 9:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest jobs report on December 19, most North Carolina politicians, journalists, economists, and policy analysts immediately zeroed in on the state's recent performance.
Published: Wednesday, December 31st, 2014 @ 9:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A move is afoot on Jones Street to consolidate state law enforcement in the executive branch.
Published: Sunday, June 15th, 2014 @ 2:44 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Do you think your taxes are too high? Would like a tax break? Well, some NC legislators are happy to give you a big tax break – if you are a big Hollywood film studio.
Published: Wednesday, May 28th, 2014 @ 2:08 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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During most of its history, North Carolina was a state of widely dispersed residents. There were no truly big cities, many small towns, and fewer sparsely populated counties than, say, Virginia or Georgia had. Particularly along the state's rivers and streams, you'd find a thriving mill town or...
Published: Saturday, April 5th, 2014 @ 8:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Left-wing politicians, activists, and ideologues are desperate to stop and reverse North Carolina's free-market renaissance. They aspire to unseat conservative leaders, invalidate conservative ideas, and repeal conservative reforms.
Published: Thursday, January 9th, 2014 @ 10:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In September, craft brewers and beer distributors were knocking heads over state regulations some viewed as favoring the interests of large beer distributors over these small brewers.
Published: Friday, January 3rd, 2014 @ 7:35 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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North Carolina politicians face many difficult decisions. Whether to subsidize professional sports with tax dollars isn't one of them. The answer should be no, not a dollar, not a dime.
Published: Thursday, August 29th, 2013 @ 2:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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When the July jobs report for North Carolina came out last week, showing an uptick in the unemployment rate, all the usual suspects said all the usual things.
Published: Monday, August 26th, 2013 @ 11:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In 1792, Raleigh was established as the official capital city. A two-story brick statehouse was built on Union Square in 1792 and completed in 1796.
Published: Monday, July 8th, 2013 @ 11:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If there was a national prize for rhetorical incoherence, one could find several excellent nominations among the ranks of North Carolina politicians and political commentators.
Published: Monday, May 6th, 2013 @ 4:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new poll by the Civitas Institute examined North Carolina voters' views of state and national leaders.
Published: Friday, April 5th, 2013 @ 9:15 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Established by Title II of the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA), the Public Works Administration (PWA) was an expansive, Depression-era Federal government spending program that aimed to create jobs while improving the nation's infrastructure.
Published: Thursday, February 28th, 2013 @ 3:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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For months, North Carolina politicians, lobbyists, policy analysts, and journalists have been buzzing about the possibility that fundamental tax reform might top the state agenda in the coming year.
Published: Saturday, February 2nd, 2013 @ 12:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's about time for New Year's resolutions. My recommendation for North Carolina politicians of all stripes is to resolve to focus their attention, rhetoric, and legislation on reducing the ranks of the unemployed.
Published: Wednesday, December 19th, 2012 @ 7:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Don't look now, but North Carolina seems to have survived a significant reduction in the duration of the state's legislative sessions.
Published: Friday, August 17th, 2012 @ 11:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's next set of elected leaders can boost taxpayers' job prospects, help educate their children better, and protect them from overly high taxes and burdensome regulations.
Published: Thursday, July 12th, 2012 @ 11:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I've written many times in the past about what I call North Carolina's Blarney tradition. We pretend to honor deeds over words, to "be rather than to seem" as the state motto puts it.
Published: Monday, May 14th, 2012 @ 10:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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During this campaign season, I'm seeing a lot of North Carolina politicians promise to address the state's economic woes by helping more young people receive university degrees. In my view, this is not a serious policy proposal. It is just political pandering.
Published: Thursday, May 10th, 2012 @ 4:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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