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North Carolina would jump from No. 10 to No. 5 in the Tax Foundation’s state business tax climate rankings, if recently approved reforms took effect immediately.
Published: Sunday, December 19th, 2021 @ 5:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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"We have consistently collected more from taxpayers than we need to operate a sound state government," said Sen. Paul Newton, R-Cabarrus.
Published: Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 @ 7:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Sunday, June 13th, 2021 @ 1:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Cunningham Raised Taxes During The 2001 Recession, Wants To Do It Again
Published: Thursday, July 16th, 2020 @ 4:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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President Trump’s pro-growth policies have led to an economic boom that is lifting up Americans of all backgrounds.
Published: Thursday, January 2nd, 2020 @ 7:03 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Remarks by President Trump on America’s Environmental Leadership
Published: Thursday, July 11th, 2019 @ 2:20 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina has been a leader in enacting free-market reforms that are improving people's lives
Published: Friday, December 21st, 2018 @ 7:44 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The Democratic governor suggests Republican leaders of the N.C. General Assembly favor those groups over people with lower incomes. But the facts show that the governor bears responsibility for trying to divide North Carolinians by income level
Published: Wednesday, June 20th, 2018 @ 10:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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America is poised to become energy independent, and its allies abroad will share the economic and geopolitical benefits, a key Trump administration official says
Published: Thursday, May 17th, 2018 @ 7:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two political newcomers are fighting it out in the 13th U.S. Congressional District Democratic primary in hopes of unseating freshman Republican Rep. Ted Budd in the November general election
Published: Sunday, April 29th, 2018 @ 12:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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This is our new American moment. There has never been a better time to start living the American Dream.
Published: Monday, April 9th, 2018 @ 12:30 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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It may do us well to review what our Founding Fathers conceived as a just and suitable federal tax plan
Published: Friday, February 9th, 2018 @ 2:32 am
By: Diane Rufino
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As of this afternoon, the GOP tax reform package has been approved by the House and is now headed to the Senate for a final vote this evening
Published: Saturday, January 6th, 2018 @ 4:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The House of Representatives recently passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which urges the Senate to proceed with their tax cut bill. For our country's struggling small businesses, such tax relief is long overdue.
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2017 @ 10:26 am
By: Scott Crosbie
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell announced an investment switch Tuesday that would move billions from the state retirement system to internal control
Published: Friday, November 10th, 2017 @ 4:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Thursday, House Republicans finally unveiled their tax reform plan. Overall, it's a transformative move in terms of corporate taxes, and it should help the vast majority of individual taxpayers as well.
Published: Sunday, November 5th, 2017 @ 6:35 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Ever since North Carolina enacted a major tax reform package in 2013, left-of-center politicians and pundits have lamented the disappearance of a progressive income tax
Published: Tuesday, September 19th, 2017 @ 10:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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True, longtime Raleigh News & Observer political columnist Rob Christensen might have written his latest piece before reading last week’s Carolina Journal Daily Journal on recent progressive changes to North Carolina’s personal income tax
Published: Thursday, March 30th, 2017 @ 11:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The state Senate has given its approval to a proposed constitutional amendment capping the income tax rate at 5.5 percent, but one lawmaker has a better idea
Published: Saturday, March 18th, 2017 @ 11:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 2nd Congressional District technically may be an open seat, but Republican nominee George Holding is a two-term incumbent seeking a third term
Published: Thursday, October 6th, 2016 @ 1:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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By collecting $21.3 billion in General Fund revenues during the 2015-16 fiscal year, the corporate income tax rate will drop to 3 percent in January
Published: Thursday, August 4th, 2016 @ 4:59 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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An effort to cap the state income tax rate was removed quietly from the Senate's calendar on Wednesday, one day after that body's Finance Committee gave the proposed change to the N.C. Constitution a thumbs up
Published: Monday, June 20th, 2016 @ 9:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Political progressives aren't the only ones who see value in adding more "progressivity" to the state's personal income tax. A Republican-sponsored bill that won unanimous support last week in the N.C. Senate would accomplish that goal
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2016 @ 7:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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One of the architects of North Carolina's recent tax reforms wants to lower the maximum rate of personal income tax allowed by the state constitution
Published: Thursday, May 19th, 2016 @ 10:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In 2013, Governor Pat McCrory and the General Assembly instituted historic tax reform by reducing the personal income tax for all North Carolinians, reducing the corporate tax rate, and eliminating the death tax
Published: Monday, April 18th, 2016 @ 11:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The NCGOP today welcomed Camden County Commissioner Garry Meiggs to the Republican Party. Commissioner Meiggs joins other North Carolina officials who in recent months have switched party affiliations from Democrat to Republican
Published: Friday, October 9th, 2015 @ 11:13 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Senate Approves Final Budget that Invests Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Public Education, Provides Major Tax Relief
Published: Thursday, September 17th, 2015 @ 3:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Existing businesses in North Carolina are taxed at rates below the national average, and new firms generally benefit from tax rates beneath national norms, making the Tar Heel State an attractive place to do business, a new study concluded.
Published: Sunday, August 30th, 2015 @ 12:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina ranks No. 4 among the 50 states in economic competitiveness, thanks largely to the sweeping tax reform package approved two years ago.
Published: Tuesday, July 7th, 2015 @ 11:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican state senators want to make North Carolina's income tax system more progressive.
Published: Thursday, June 25th, 2015 @ 6:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senate leaders punctuated a week of tax policy talk by introducing a $1 billion tax cut of their own.
Published: Friday, March 27th, 2015 @ 4:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Earlier this month, the NC House introduced the "NC Competes Act," a bill that would expand the state's Job Development Investment Grant program (JDIG), and extend targeted tax breaks for datacenters and a major passenger airline. Yesterday, the Senate introduced two bills designed as an...
Published: Sunday, March 22nd, 2015 @ 12:59 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina lawmakers made the right decision when they ended state historic preservation tax credits. Those who support government involvement in preservation efforts should look at local grant programs instead.
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 10:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In less than two years, North Carolina's governor and legislature have helped to revive the state's economy. The economy is growing and adding jobs, improving the well-being of North Carolina residents.
Published: Thursday, October 9th, 2014 @ 10:48 pm
By: Chris Downey
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