Did you venture out to purchase school supplies for your aspiring young scholar during our state's tax-free weekend? Or, perhaps your child's school days have long passed and you simply wanted to acquire a new computer without incurring a sales tax.
Published: Monday, August 13th, 2012 @ 10:34 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Wake County's decision not to put a half-cent sales tax referendum on the Nov. 6 general election ballot "is troubling" to Durham County officials, and will affect how they move forward with a tri-county regional transit plan featuring a mixture of light rail and expanded bus service.
Published: Tuesday, June 26th, 2012 @ 1:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Some three dozen people delivered impassioned pleas Monday afternoon to the Wake County Board of Commissioners, urging them to place a half-cent sales tax on the November ballot.
Published: Thursday, June 21st, 2012 @ 8:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The three-quarter-cent sales tax centerpiece of Gov. Bev Perdue's $20.9 billion budget proposal would be used to hire more teachers and launch jobs programs, but is a "non-starter" for Republican leaders.
Published: Saturday, May 12th, 2012 @ 9:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In late March, Gov. Bev Perdue embarked on a two-week campaign to promote a plan that would fund additional education spending by increasing the state sales tax.
Published: Thursday, April 12th, 2012 @ 1:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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I agree with Gov. Perdue's assessment that education is key to our future. However, I cannot agree with her proposal to raise taxes. The proposal is based on a number of myths. Let's look at five of the worst.
Published: Sunday, February 5th, 2012 @ 8:23 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Beverly Perdue Tuesday proposed to raise the state sales tax rate by almost 16 percent in the midst of our state's worst recession in decades.
Published: Monday, January 23rd, 2012 @ 10:15 pm
By: Bill Cook
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In a September 8 editorial in the Daily Reflector, Democratic Rep. Bill Faison offered a "jobs plan" on the same day that he held a press conference in Raleigh to pitch his idea.
Published: Saturday, September 10th, 2011 @ 10:11 am
By: Bill Cook
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