A Wake County grand jury handed up an indictment Tuesday against North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood for allegedly using a state vehicle for private purposes.
Published: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024 @ 11:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Not enough preparedness and no timeline.
Published: Monday, March 11th, 2024 @ 12:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood announced Wednesday at the end of a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing that she is not seeking re-election in 2024.
Published: Tuesday, March 5th, 2024 @ 12:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina has climbed to rank 9th in the nation for its tax climate, according to the latest study conducted by the nonprofit Tax Foundation.
Published: Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 @ 3:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified before members of the Senate on Tuesday about the risks from artificial intelligence advancements, encouraging lawmakers to implement regulations.
Published: Tuesday, May 30th, 2023 @ 6:39 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The federal government wasted as much as $247 billion in payment errors during fiscal year 2022, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office released at the end of last month.
Published: Monday, May 29th, 2023 @ 11:55 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Work and personal responsibility lead to prosperity, but the left increasingly favors programs that foster government dependency
Published: Monday, May 29th, 2023 @ 12:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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An audit from the North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood’s office reveals that the state’s Pandemic Recovery Office didn’t properly monitor $159.9 million in federal COVID-19 funds.
Published: Friday, May 19th, 2023 @ 8:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) reportedly has severe reservations over the nomination of Julie Su, who oversaw billions in pandemic relief fraud during her time as a senior official in California, to replace Labor Secretary Marty Walsh.
Published: Tuesday, April 18th, 2023 @ 8:00 am
By: Daily Wire
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On Tuesday, North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, announced committee assignments for House members of the 2023-24 legislative biennium.
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2023 @ 5:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Fraudsters may have stolen as much as $60 billion from the various unemployment insurance programs enacted by lockdown-era stimulus bills, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office.
Published: Monday, January 30th, 2023 @ 10:10 am
By: Daily Wire
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Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus shredded the younger “woke generation” for laziness and asserted that “office people” are among the least motivated to work.
Published: Sunday, January 29th, 2023 @ 9:25 am
By: Daily Wire
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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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Economists with the Committee to Unleash Prosperity released a new study last month highlighting our nation’s expansive welfare state.
Published: Sunday, January 15th, 2023 @ 11:08 pm
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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Sen. Wiley Nickel, D-Wake, reflected on his time representing the 16th District in the North Carolina General Assembly and his plans for the future as a newly elected U.S. House member representing the 13th District Tuesday at a farewell press conference.
Published: Sunday, January 8th, 2023 @ 4:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Families of four with neither parent working can receive welfare benefits worth in excess of six figures per year in Washington, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, according to a study from the Committee to Unleash Prosperity.
Published: Friday, January 6th, 2023 @ 8:12 am
By: Daily Wire
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North Carolina places 10th in the nation for its tax environment, according to new rankings from the Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation.
Published: Friday, December 23rd, 2022 @ 11:31 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Rep. James Comer (R-KY) promised that the House Oversight Committee would target waste, fraud, and abuse in the new Congress.
Published: Sunday, December 11th, 2022 @ 5:17 am
By: Daily Wire
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A top House Republican put the blame on Democrats for delegitimizing Congressional investigations.
Published: Wednesday, December 7th, 2022 @ 11:31 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Amazon and FedEx plan on dismissing workers ahead of the holiday season, which is typically a busy time for companies involved in the sale and transportation of consumer goods.
Published: Wednesday, November 23rd, 2022 @ 11:03 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The nonprofit Tax Foundation has released its State Business Tax Climate Index each year since 2003, distilling complicated tax environments into a simple and easy-to-understand ranking. The index is focused on how states generate revenue, not how much.
Published: Thursday, November 17th, 2022 @ 1:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Steve Forbes, the chair of Forbes Media and editor-in-chief of Forbes Magazine, argued on Monday that Republicans have an addiction to government spending nearly as severe as their Democratic colleagues.
Published: Sunday, November 6th, 2022 @ 1:12 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Five current or former employees of the IRS have been charged with scheming to defraud hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID relief.
Published: Friday, October 7th, 2022 @ 6:08 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Approximately $166 million in unemployment benefits were paid out incorrectly over the last several years in North Carolina. That’s according to a report from State Auditor Beth Wood’s office.
Published: Friday, October 7th, 2022 @ 7:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina is a state blessed with boundless natural beauty, with mountain ranges in the west and beaches in the east. With this diverse landscape comes unique challenges to maintaining and improving our infrastructure.
Published: Friday, September 23rd, 2022 @ 11:00 am
By: Thom Tillis
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President Joe Biden claimed on Wednesday that the American Rescue Plan was responsible for an apparent economic rebound in the United States.
Published: Monday, September 5th, 2022 @ 10:25 am
By: Daily Wire
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THE PRESIDENT: Hey, folks. Well, good afternoon. When America made 12 years of public education universal in the last century, we became — not figuratively, literally — the best-educated public in the world and better prepared than any other nation.
Published: Wednesday, August 31st, 2022 @ 9:18 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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We all have witnessed examples of the worker shortage. Signs in business windows that read: “now hiring,” “please be patient, we are short on staff,” and “reduced hours” abound.
Published: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 @ 6:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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CNBC ranked North Carolina as the #1 state for business and economy in 2022. North Carolina has consistently been a top 10 contender and last year was the runner-up, but what caused the state to take the top spot?
Published: Wednesday, July 20th, 2022 @ 8:02 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Federal Reserve announced an increase in interest rates Wednesday afternoon, boosting the cost of borrowing money by 0.75%, the largest increase in a single meeting in nearly 30 years.
Published: Sunday, June 26th, 2022 @ 3:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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An IHOP in Wasilla, Arkansas, posted a sign targeting President Biden for giving out “way too much free money” after the restaurant had trouble hiring workers.
Published: Wednesday, June 1st, 2022 @ 10:53 pm
By: Daily Wire
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During the Covid pandemic, government concocted many costly, “temporary” policies
Published: Wednesday, May 11th, 2022 @ 8:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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