The recently passed NC state budget contains a provision that would not allow local governments and municipalities to establish minimum wage and other employment-related requirements for private employers.
Published: Monday, January 15th, 2024 @ 12:29 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In a Tuesday evening press conference at the N.C. General Assembly, Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, and House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, announced an agreement to abandon, for now, efforts to legalize casinos through the state budget.
Published: Friday, December 29th, 2023 @ 8:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Raleigh, NC – Today, after final Senate approval of the 2023 Appropriations Act, Governor Roy Cooper announced that although he will not sign the budget, he will allow it become law without his signature.
Published: Saturday, October 14th, 2023 @ 4:58 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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President Joe Biden has asked the Democratic National Committee to give $1.2 million to Virginia Democrats ahead of state elections in the commonwealth and in the face of record fundraising from Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin.
Published: Wednesday, September 27th, 2023 @ 9:15 am
By: Daily Wire
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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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North Carolina benefitted from the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of small business migration. That’s according to a new Bureau of Labor Statistics report.
Published: Monday, July 31st, 2023 @ 1:05 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Republicans gathered in Greensboro over the weekend for the 2023 NCGOP Convention to elect a party chairman and to hear from frontrunners in the Republican primary race for president in 2024.
Published: Saturday, July 29th, 2023 @ 8:46 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis spoke Friday evening at the 2023 NCGOP Convention at the Old State Dinner. His remarks ran like a list of accomplishments for his home state.
Published: Friday, July 28th, 2023 @ 11:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A good friend, knowing how much I enjoy words, recently sent me a copy of Dr. Frank Luntz’s classic book, “Words that work.”
Published: Monday, June 26th, 2023 @ 6:45 am
By: Tom Campbell
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RINO Texas speaker of the House gets major conservative primary challenger
Published: Thursday, June 8th, 2023 @ 4:55 pm
By: John Steed
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The new proposed tax cut schedule would lower the personal income tax rate to 2.49% after 2026.
Published: Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023 @ 5:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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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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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Research shows millions of dollars in eligible credits go unclaimed each year
Published: Monday, January 30th, 2023 @ 10:11 am
By: Governor's Office
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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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Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) attempted to demonstrate her support of Michigan’s small businesses Tuesday, promising her commitment to the local economy.
Published: Thursday, October 27th, 2022 @ 11:10 am
By: Daily Wire
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North Carolina’s Small Business Community – the Job Creators that are the Backbone of the NC Economy – will Create More and Better Jobs for North Carolinians with Ted Budd in the US Senate
Published: Wednesday, August 24th, 2022 @ 8:31 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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As tax reform heats up across the country, high-tax states should take notice
Published: Monday, August 22nd, 2022 @ 1:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The elitist progressives can’t hide their disdain for the working people of North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, July 23rd, 2022 @ 8:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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New budget in VA includes about $4 billion in tax relief
Published: Saturday, July 23rd, 2022 @ 6:45 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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The unlegislated tax of inflation plagues small businesses with higher costs, threatens to reverse recovery, and stifles optimism.
Published: Friday, July 15th, 2022 @ 9:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Proposal would use $1.3 billion or 20% out of the anticipated $4.2 billion of this year’s state surplus.
Published: Thursday, June 9th, 2022 @ 9:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s 4th U.S. Congressional District is a near-certain win for Democrats, but which Triangle-area Democrat will be replacing the retiring U.S. Rep. David Price, who began representing the area in Congress in 1987, is yet to be decided.
Published: Sunday, April 17th, 2022 @ 8:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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New Treasury guidance on state and local Covid relief spending is a nod to government and a flippant disregard of taxpayers and small businesses.
Published: Friday, March 4th, 2022 @ 7:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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So far this year, Gov. Cooper has pledged over $930.7 million in tax incentives to just 22 corporations, including $845.8 million over four decades to Apple
Published: Friday, December 3rd, 2021 @ 10:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced his intent to sign the legislative budget, citing necessary investments in teacher and state employee pay, critical infrastructure and aid to help families and businesses emerge from the pandemic stronger than ever.
Published: Thursday, November 18th, 2021 @ 6:55 am
By: Governor's Office
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and White House American Rescue Plan Coordinator and Senior Advisor to the President Gene Sperling, August 2, 2021
Published: Thursday, October 14th, 2021 @ 10:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, July 9, 2021
Published: Monday, August 2nd, 2021 @ 8:37 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Estimates from the Senate budget proposal’s tax cut plan project a tax savings of roughly $13.9 billion over the next five years.
Published: Sunday, August 1st, 2021 @ 12:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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