Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson was elected on Tuesday as the next mayor of Chicago, defeating moderate rival and former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas to succeed the incumbent Lori Lightfoot.
Published: Sunday, April 9th, 2023 @ 5:13 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The N.C. Supreme Court will hear COVID-related cases in the months ahead dealing with a forced speedway shutdown and University of North Carolina fees.
Published: Tuesday, March 21st, 2023 @ 11:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislative Brief
Published: Tuesday, March 14th, 2023 @ 6:38 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina General Assembly lawmakers from the House and Senate met Tuesday to dig into why the state has $3.25 billion in excess revenue for the 2022-23 biennium. The revenue forecast was released last week by the Fiscal Research Division and the Office of State Budget and Management (O.S.B.M.)
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 11:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislative Brief
Published: Monday, March 6th, 2023 @ 10:08 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina revenue forecasts have surpassed $33 billion annually, and the state will have roughly $3.25 billion in excess for Fiscal Year 2022-23, or 10.7% more than had been previously budgeted.
Published: Saturday, March 4th, 2023 @ 10:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Office of State Budget and Management and the General Assembly’s Fiscal Research Division released their joint forecast for North Carolina’s revenue today. This is a standard procedure that occurs in the early days of the budgeting process to inform lawmakers of the state of the economy.
Published: Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 @ 11:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Lenten season is upon us! Across America, people are giving things up for the next 40 days in preparation for Easter. Check out what the most common choice was for every state:
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2023 @ 8:55 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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North Carolina lawmakers cut taxes in the last biennium budget, lowering the dollar amount workers owe to the state.
Published: Thursday, February 23rd, 2023 @ 10:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Updated Forecast Reflects Historic Opportunity to Continue Making Progress for all North Carolinians
Published: Saturday, February 18th, 2023 @ 8:45 am
By: Governor's Office
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Grateful Dead legend Jerry Garcia’s relatives are truckin’ out of California, apparently because the Golden State’s high taxes and anti-business climate are just too harsh on the family’s marijuana business.
Published: Thursday, February 9th, 2023 @ 12:51 pm
By: Daily Wire
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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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Republican lawmakers proposed a bill to replace the income, payroll, and estate taxes with a national sales tax while abolishing the IRS.
Published: Tuesday, January 31st, 2023 @ 4:12 am
By: Daily Wire
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Watauga County and three of its towns want the N.C. Supreme Court to reject a lawsuit from Boone. That town challenges Watauga's system for splitting local sales tax revenue.
Published: Saturday, January 21st, 2023 @ 1:47 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The new year means new laws for North Carolina. Here is a look at some of the laws that will take effect on Jan. 1, 2023.
Published: Thursday, January 19th, 2023 @ 12:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Tax Foundation releases annual list of best states for businesses in terms of tax benefits
Published: Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 @ 10:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 2021 long session brought North Carolina a “First in Freedom” budget, with pro-growth tax cuts which will continue to reward taxpayers in 2023 and beyond.
Published: Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 @ 12:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The states with the most severe business taxes in the new year are primarily located in the Northeast, while those with environments most welcoming to companies and entrepreneurs are generally in the Great Plains and the South.
Published: Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 @ 7:44 am
By: Daily Wire
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The Town of Boone wants the N.C. Supreme Court to take up its sales tax squabble with Watauga County.
Published: Tuesday, January 10th, 2023 @ 1:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina places 10th in the nation for its tax environment, according to new rankings from the Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation.
Published: Friday, December 23rd, 2022 @ 11:31 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Treasurer Folwell and Community Leaders Discuss How Eastern North Carolina Has Some of the Worst Medical Debt in the Nation, Listen to Community Perspective on Health Care Costs
Published: Friday, December 16th, 2022 @ 3:16 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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But All Five Local Sales Tax Proposals Were Defeated
Published: Thursday, November 24th, 2022 @ 9:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Local governments turning to bonds and sales tax referendums due to rising interest rates and inflation.
Published: Monday, November 21st, 2022 @ 7:57 am
By: Carolina Journal
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While she might not have dreamt of state budgets since she was a little girl, fiscal analyst Paige Terryberry is indisputably an expert today.
Published: Thursday, November 17th, 2022 @ 2:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The nonprofit Tax Foundation has released its State Business Tax Climate Index each year since 2003, distilling complicated tax environments into a simple and easy-to-understand ranking. The index is focused on how states generate revenue, not how much.
Published: Thursday, November 17th, 2022 @ 1:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The issue of spending many millions of taxpayer dollars to build a new Beaufort County jail is again raising its head.
Published: Wednesday, October 12th, 2022 @ 11:40 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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As a Fiscal Conservative, I have always made it my goal, as a county commissioner, to hold spending down to keep our taxes low.
Published: Saturday, October 8th, 2022 @ 7:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Raleigh, Charlotte Also Given Green Light to Finance Over Half-Billion Dollars in Bonds
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 @ 10:29 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina can take a pension away from the period of time that a person is indicted or convicted of embezzlement or a sex crime, etc. under a felony forfeiture law.
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 @ 9:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Entrepreneur Elon Musk slammed Democrats in a tweet on Monday over a proposal they are considering that would tax unrealized capital gains.
Published: Sunday, August 21st, 2022 @ 3:08 pm
By: Daily Wire
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