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North Carolina’s Republican legislative leadership never met a tax they didn’t want to cut. Since taking control of state government in 2011, they have cut corporate tax rates from 6.9 percent to the current 2.0 percent.
Published: Sunday, October 26th, 2025 @ 6:07 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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A three-judge panel has upheld North Carolina's 2018 state constitutional amendments mandating voter ID and lowering the state's income tax cap.
Published: Monday, September 8th, 2025 @ 10:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina State Treasurer Brad Briner announced on Thursday that his office has found $170 million in unspent and unallocated funds.
Published: Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025 @ 12:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Tax Foundation, a Washington D.C. based nonpartisan tax policy research organization, has released its 2024 State Business Tax Climate Index.
Published: Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 @ 12:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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New Law Addresses Local Governments Not Submitting Financial Audits on Time
Published: Thursday, January 25th, 2024 @ 12:54 am
By: ENC NOW
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UNC Health and ECU Leave State Employees and Taxpayers with a $1 Billion Bill and Threaten the Tax-Exempt Status of the Pension Plan
Published: Thursday, December 28th, 2023 @ 5:07 pm
By: ENC NOW
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In a Tuesday House committee, Rep. Jeff Zenger, R-Forsyth, questioned whether college students, particularly Appalachian State University students, who are still registered as “dependents” on their parents’ taxes, should be able to vote in their college town.
Published: Sunday, December 17th, 2023 @ 11:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The state Revenue Department has filed a brief with North Carolina's highest court defending its decision to block a tax exemption related to equipment purchased to make asphalt.
Published: Saturday, December 9th, 2023 @ 8:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Chamber Legal Institute backs a company in its legal fight with the state Revenue Department over a tax exemption.
Published: Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 @ 4:43 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Georgia Republican Governor Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency over inflation on Tuesday and suspended the gas tax in Georgia, saying federal spending and energy policies were to blame for high fuel prices.
Published: Friday, September 22nd, 2023 @ 5:11 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Gov. Cooper recently declared a “state of emergency for public education,” claiming Republican policies aim to “choke the life out of public education” by cutting budgets, siphoning funds, and funneling tax dollars to unaccountable private schools
Published: Sunday, August 27th, 2023 @ 9:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) introduced a bill on Tuesday to abolish the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) over concerns it’s using taxpayer dollars to spread “wokeism” abroad.
Published: Thursday, August 17th, 2023 @ 11:42 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The U.S. Supreme Court will not take up cases from North Carolina involving drunk-driving prosecutions and an out-of-state sales tax dispute.
Published: Sunday, August 13th, 2023 @ 4:13 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina No. 1 in CNBC's Annual Competitiveness Rankings for the 2nd Year in a Row
Published: Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023 @ 3:06 am
By: ENC NOW
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Praising North Carolina as “one of the foremost leaders in pro-growth state tax reform and relief over the past decade,” the Tax Foundation last week provided some analysis and guidance for the House and Senate tax change proposals.
Published: Monday, July 31st, 2023 @ 5:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. Revenue Department accuses tobacco manufacturer Philip Morris of misreading state law in a legal dispute over an $8.7 million tax bill. The dispute sits with the N.C. Supreme Court.
Published: Friday, July 21st, 2023 @ 4:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The U.S. Supreme Court has set June 15 as the date to review two cases with N.C. ties. One involves a dispute over state sales tax assessments. The other covers procedures for prosecuting drunk-driving cases.
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2023 @ 7:43 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Public education is the most important function of state government and we spend more tax dollars on education than any other budget item.
Published: Monday, June 19th, 2023 @ 11:19 am
By: Tom Campbell
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The N.C. solicitor general urges the nation's highest court to reject a case dealing with sales tax assessments on out-of-state transactions.
Published: Monday, June 19th, 2023 @ 12:02 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Residents of several cities in the United States require a salary much higher than $100,000 to feel as if they are earning six figures due to elevated costs of living and aggressive taxes, according to a recent analysis from SmartAsset.
Published: Tuesday, May 30th, 2023 @ 8:41 am
By: Daily Wire
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In 2013, the new Republican-led General Assembly took steps to foster economic growth by lowering the state’s corporate income tax rate. The corporate income tax is a burden that ultimately falls on workers.
Published: Thursday, May 11th, 2023 @ 2:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ten years ago, in July of 2013, the Republican-led General Assembly enacted historic tax reforms. Perhaps most notably, lawmakers overhauled the state’s personal income tax, moving from a progressive multi-tiered structure to a flat, simple rate.
Published: Sunday, May 7th, 2023 @ 10:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The NC Senate signaled their intentions Wednesday to aggressively lower the state’s personal income tax rate.
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 @ 2:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Pine Tree State has a poverty rate of about 10.6% but nonetheless, the ol’ moonbats in Maine want to bring in more impoverished people from around the globe by offering taxpayer-funded healthcare to even more illegal aliens over the age of 21.
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 @ 5:02 am
By: Daily Wire
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Tobacco manufacturer Philip Morris is taking a dispute over $7.2 million in state tax credits to the N.C. Court of Appeals.
Published: Tuesday, April 11th, 2023 @ 8:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina would face a new limit on state government spending growth under the Taxpayer Protection Act legislation filed Monday in the N.C. House.
Published: Friday, March 10th, 2023 @ 2:08 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel released the following statement on Biden’s $6.9 trillion tax-and-spending spree:
Published: Thursday, March 9th, 2023 @ 5:55 pm
By: ENC NOW
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Buffalo Bills safety Jordan Poyer took a shot at New York’s political leaders over the weekend for the state’s high taxes, saying that he wants the next team that he plays for to be in a state with a much friendlier tax code.
Published: Thursday, March 9th, 2023 @ 2:20 am
By: Daily Wire
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Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation on Monday granting the state control over the special tax and governance district previously managed by Disney.
Published: Tuesday, March 7th, 2023 @ 4:36 am
By: Daily Wire
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In Tuesday night’s State of The Union speech, President Joe Biden focused his comments on a theme to “finish the job,” proposing new taxpayer-paid benefits, focusing on the more than 20,000 projects related to the infrastructure bill, and highlighting climate policy in the Inflation Reduction Act.
Published: Tuesday, February 21st, 2023 @ 11:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Amidst the eyebrow-raising claims and unintelligible shouting, President Joe Biden also proposed twelve new taxes during his State of the Union Address on Tuesday night.
Published: Tuesday, February 14th, 2023 @ 3:52 am
By: Babylon Bee
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Conservative legislators in North Carolina have notably improved our state’s tax code over the past dozen years. Significant tax cuts and reforms have enabled NC to outcompete most other states economically and make it far more attractive for job creation and investment.
Published: Friday, February 10th, 2023 @ 8:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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Though the national media often fails to give them attention, state tax reforms are underway across the country.
Published: Tuesday, January 31st, 2023 @ 7:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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After years of taxing California citizens to capacity and still not having enough in the state budget, Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed a brand new tax on people who live in Florida.
Published: Monday, January 30th, 2023 @ 9:08 am
By: Babylon Bee
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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 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 N.C. NAACP is seeking a "writ of mandamus" from the N.C. Supreme Court. It would speed up action in a case targeting state constitutional amendments for voter ID and a lower income tax cap.
Published: Tuesday, December 13th, 2022 @ 9:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is in no rush to reverse the state’s plan to end the special tax and regulatory treatment Disney has enjoyed for decades, with his office shooting down a report of a pending ‘U-Turn.’
Published: Tuesday, December 6th, 2022 @ 12:14 pm
By: Daily Wire
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U.S. State Department officials defended themselves Sunday after awarding Ecuador a grant of over $20,000 for a cultural center to host drag shows for LGBTQ communities in the South American country.
Published: Tuesday, November 29th, 2022 @ 10:09 am
By: Daily Wire
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