A $2.5-billion-dollar bond referendum is slated to be placed on the November ballot this year, as Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) looks for support to fund 30 different projects in the school district.
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2024 @ 10:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Once again we are midway through July without a state budget that was supposed to begin July 1. Why haven’t they passed a budget on time? Not trying to be snarky, the answer is because they can. The old budget remains in effect until a new one is approved.
Published: Thursday, August 17th, 2023 @ 10:18 am
By: Tom Campbell
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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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Republican lawmakers denounced the fiscal year 2024 budget proposal released by President Joe Biden on Thursday.
Published: Sunday, March 19th, 2023 @ 9:12 am
By: Daily Wire
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It’s time to recognize that earning a living in North Carolina is a right, not a privilege. Thankfully, North Carolina senators introduced a bill last week to repeal the redundant and antiquated privilege license tax,
Published: Wednesday, March 15th, 2023 @ 10:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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North Carolina’s decade of economic success deserves celebration. Even more so, however, it is worth applauding the important steps toward reform that state lawmakers have undertaken over the past decade.
Published: Thursday, January 26th, 2023 @ 9:05 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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Tyson Foods announced last week that all employees in the Chicago area would be relocated, rendering the meat and poultry company one of multiple businesses to pull operations from the Windy City in recent months.
Published: Thursday, October 13th, 2022 @ 11:32 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The United States national debt surpassed $31 trillion for the first time in history, according to data from the Treasury Department released on Monday.
Published: Saturday, October 8th, 2022 @ 9:40 am
By: Daily Wire
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently informed New York Republicans that they're not welcome in her state. But lo, a chosen one of burnt papaya hue, Donald Trump, approached her and demanded that she let his people go.
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 @ 4:13 am
By: Babylon Bee
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Anyone paying attention knows that corporate media “fact-checks” are biased. Their agenda is to provide cover for progressives and attack conservatives.
Published: Saturday, September 3rd, 2022 @ 1:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The U.S. House and Senate voted along party lines to pass the latest tax and spend bill, “The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022,” (IRA) sending it to President Biden’s desk. Yesterday, with Biden’s signature, the bill became law.
Published: Monday, August 22nd, 2022 @ 1:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Inflation is at 9.1%, the economy is in a recession, and after a year of back and forth, Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) agreed to a massive tax and spending bill.
Published: Friday, August 5th, 2022 @ 4:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Sunday that suspending gas taxes is “certainly worth considering” amid rising energy prices.
Published: Sunday, June 26th, 2022 @ 12:23 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Lower access to health care, higher tax burdens add up to ‘bad medicine’ for N.C.
Published: Thursday, June 9th, 2022 @ 4:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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N.C. Senate passes Medicaid Expansion Bill 44-2 on Wednesday. H.B. 149 also includes the SAVE Act, which would address needs in rural areas and giving nurses more independence, and partial repeal of some Certificate of Need Laws
Published: Wednesday, June 8th, 2022 @ 1:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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When lawmakers return to Raleigh May 18th for the “short” session they will be greeted by good news.
Published: Thursday, May 12th, 2022 @ 10:03 am
By: Tom Campbell
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The American Legislative Exchange Council just released its 2022 “Rich States, Poor States” report.
Published: Saturday, May 7th, 2022 @ 5:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A recent article in The Business Journals highlights North Carolina’s tax reform as a “game changer” for bringing businesses and growth to the state.
Published: Thursday, March 31st, 2022 @ 5:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A top publication for corporate real estate and expansion planning named North Carolina as tops in the country in terms of a friendly business climate.
Published: Monday, November 29th, 2021 @ 11:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper opposes tax cuts for North Carolinians earning more than $200,000 a year.
Published: Wednesday, July 7th, 2021 @ 10:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s record of spending restraint and tax reform over the past decade continues to inspire other states and demonstrate what is possible.
Published: Friday, February 19th, 2021 @ 6:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When will North Carolina’s economy return to normal, or at least to a “new normal”?
Published: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021 @ 8:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s economy has been devastated by the decisions of Gov. Roy Cooper and state and local officials in their attempt to ameliorate the effects of COVID-19.
Published: Monday, April 27th, 2020 @ 9:20 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As the traditional Tax Day of April 15 approaches, it seems appropriate to reflect on the major victories won by taxpayers over the past decade in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, April 3rd, 2020 @ 6:18 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Over at PoliticsNC.com, former political consultant Thomas Mills re-runs the old trope about how low-income North Carolinians pay a higher share of their income in taxes relative to high-income earners.
Published: Wednesday, February 26th, 2020 @ 1:34 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Over at PoliticsNC.com, former political consultant Thomas Mills re-runs the old trope about how low-income North Carolinians pay a higher share of their income in taxes relative to high-income earners.
Published: Friday, February 21st, 2020 @ 11:57 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Conservative North Carolinians believe that lower taxes translate into higher levels of economic growth and personal freedom.
Published: Saturday, January 11th, 2020 @ 2:15 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Distilleries, wineries, and breweries are growing at an exponential rate. All with an eye on Washington, D.C., and, in our case, Raleigh.
Published: Friday, January 10th, 2020 @ 9:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The times have a fin de sičcle feel for small-government conservatives.
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2019 @ 4:47 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Thousands of distillers, brewers, and vintners across the country, are worried. Probably rightfully so.
Published: Tuesday, November 26th, 2019 @ 8:16 am
By: Carolina Journal
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