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From Bedford Falls to Pottersville
Published: Saturday, July 27th, 2024 @ 8:10 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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The N.C. Supreme Court will not rehear a case that produced a 4-3 split over disputed water and sewer capacity fees in Harnett County.
Published: Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022 @ 10:20 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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By a 4-3 vote, the N.C. Supreme Court ordered increased scrutiny of "capacity use fees" Harnett County charged for new water and sewer users.
Published: Thursday, August 25th, 2022 @ 11:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A 17-state coalition seeking out gas tax alternatives is looking for volunteers in North Carolina to test mileage-based user fees (MBUF).
Published: Wednesday, July 20th, 2022 @ 12:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gas prices may be out of control, but North Carolina’s motor fuels tax (the gas tax) has remained at steady levels for 30 years, when adjusted for inflation.
Published: Thursday, March 17th, 2022 @ 6:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Recently the John Locke Foundation team met with candidates running for local office. We highlighted critical principles for local government’s fiscal health and sustainability.
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022 @ 1:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you watched last week’s Shaftesbury Society meeting, you heard Cato Institute transportation expert Randal O’Toole’s recommendation that North Carolina rely more on user fees to meet its transportation needs.
Published: Friday, June 11th, 2021 @ 4:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina should focus on user fees to help address long-term transportation needs.
Published: Tuesday, June 8th, 2021 @ 11:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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NC's disorganized and confusing criminal code creates havoc for some people encountering the system
Published: Monday, May 10th, 2021 @ 6:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Remarks by President Biden Before Meeting With Bipartisan Group of Members of Congress to Discuss Historic Investments in the American Jobs Plan
Published: Thursday, April 22nd, 2021 @ 11:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Assigning infallibility to government action is a fool’s errand.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2021 @ 10:22 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Food and Drug Administration announced late last week that it reversed its position and will not seek to charge distillers a $14,000 fine for operating as “drug facilities.”
Published: Tuesday, January 5th, 2021 @ 11:20 pm
By: Daily Wire
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President Donald J. Trump signed Space Policy Directive - 3 directing the United States to lead the management of traffic and mitigate the effects of debris in space.
Published: Tuesday, June 19th, 2018 @ 5:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governments cannot realistically take enough money from citizens to pay for all the repairs and construction people say we need
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2018 @ 1:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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There is an argument going on in Washington, D.C. that affects each and every one of us. I am not talking about Obamacare, although that does affect each and every one of us.
Published: Saturday, October 28th, 2017 @ 12:39 pm
By: Rod Eccles
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On June 8, Congressmen Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and Tim Walz (MN-1) introduced H.R. 2850, the Military Patron Protection Act (MPPA) of 2017
Published: Friday, June 23rd, 2017 @ 1:04 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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With all the furor and protests accompanying the launch of the Donald Trump administration, you might assume there's little room for bipartisan cooperation in Washington
Published: Thursday, February 2nd, 2017 @ 9:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, after considerable debate, voted to provide $8.7 million for the State Bureau of Investigation to buy an airplane
Published: Sunday, May 22nd, 2016 @ 10:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Traditionally, city and county Parks and Recreation (P&R) departments provided the public with parks and user-fee-supported sports leagues -- soccer, softball, etc. Now, many P&R departments have expanded well beyond these boundaries. Some provide uncommon services that benefit only a...
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 3:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Kudos to Gov. Pat McCrory and the General Assembly for moving budget talks forward and reaching an agreement on the spending number for the 2015-16 budget year.
Published: Wednesday, August 26th, 2015 @ 2:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On one hand, it's a good time to borrow money. Interest rates are low, as are construction costs.
Published: Monday, July 13th, 2015 @ 5:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Some Durham residents have raised alarms over what they view as a hidden, illegal tax imposed by city government in the yard waste removal program.
Published: Friday, June 12th, 2015 @ 2:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Now that Gov. Pat McCrory has released his budget proposal for the 2015-17 biennium, there are at least two fiscal issues dividing North Carolina Republicans this year.
Published: Monday, March 16th, 2015 @ 4:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Several of my recent columns have addressed the statistical basis of political disputes over education funding, the state budget, and declines in North Carolina’s unemployment rate.
Published: Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014 @ 7:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I thought we beat the issue of tolling ferries in Eastern North Carolina about a year ago. At that time there were meetings, newspaper articles, threats of political doom, and a lot of dancing by politicians.
Published: Thursday, February 20th, 2014 @ 1:52 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Fiscal conservatism comes naturally to me. After all, my middle name is McDonald.
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013 @ 11:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina legislators could save nearly $500 million in the next budget year, and more than $1 billion over two years, while ending corporate income...
Published: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013 @ 1:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In recent years, an increasing number of local governments across the nation and across North Carolina have adopted “Smart Growth” policies. While the specific policies differ by community, the emphasis is invariably upon restricting...
Published: Saturday, April 20th, 2013 @ 2:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The "good roads" state is quickly turning into the "traffic congestion" state. Both rural and urban interstates are poorly maintained and congested.
Published: Sunday, October 28th, 2012 @ 3:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A few days ago I wrote that the state spending plan just approved by the North Carolina General Assembly was the right and responsible thing to do given current fiscal and economic realities.
Published: Saturday, June 30th, 2012 @ 10:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In my new book Our Best Foot Forward, I analyze the economic challenges facing North Carolina and offer a 10-point plan to promote economic growth across the state.
Published: Saturday, June 16th, 2012 @ 12:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The County Commission gives away thousands of taxpayer dollars every year; just gives it away. They will raise taxes this year to continue that practice. Yet they do so without giving serious consideration to how that money is used.
Published: Friday, June 17th, 2011 @ 12:50 pm
By: Jim Bispo
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