For years we have been warning about the dangers of replacing readily available, highly efficient, working power plants with highly expensive, extremely unreliable “renewable” sources — solar and wind — that can produce power only when conditions allow and without respect for the needs of people.
Published: Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 @ 9:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Funded Level Grows More Than Fourfold Since Treasurer Folwell First Took Office
Published: Thursday, September 8th, 2022 @ 11:55 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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California Governor Gavin Newsom said he’s not in a position to judge the performance of controversial Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, whose soft-on-crime policies have been blamed for rising violence in the city.
Published: Wednesday, July 27th, 2022 @ 3:52 am
By: Daily Wire
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Nearly a month after COVID-19 vaccines made it to North Carolina, the state has administered only a quarter of the doses it has on hand — one of the slowest roll-outs in the country.
Published: Friday, January 15th, 2021 @ 1:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper’s shutdown orders have produced difficult economic times for North Carolina families and businesses.
Published: Wednesday, October 28th, 2020 @ 4:26 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The U.S. May jobs reported the largest ever jump in new employment.
Published: Wednesday, June 10th, 2020 @ 3:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Ashley Arthur, a Raleigh resident and former software company employee, was laid off in January — before the coronavirus pandemic buried the N.C. Division of Employment Security in new claims from laid-off workers.
Published: Tuesday, April 14th, 2020 @ 5:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Here’s this week’s review:
Published: Monday, April 13th, 2020 @ 11:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today we honor the historic public policy accomplishments of Governor Pat McCrory, North Carolina's 74th governor
Published: Tuesday, December 6th, 2016 @ 4:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In a video message released at noon Monday, Gov. Pat McCrory conceded the 2016 election to Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper
Published: Monday, December 5th, 2016 @ 10:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Late last week, the Tax Foundation - the nation's leading independent tax policy research organization since 1937 - released its book "North Carolina Illustrated: A Visual Guide to Tax Reform."
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 6:37 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina remains in dire economic times. Unemployment is hiding at 9.4 percent, one of the worst in the nation.
Published: Wednesday, June 18th, 2014 @ 10:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Fair warning: I may be about to bore you to distraction. Is there any more potent political issue in North Carolina than education? Probably not. As allies of the teachers union, Democrats hope to ride the issue back into power in Raleigh, at least by 2016. As advocates of performance pay and...
Published: Sunday, March 9th, 2014 @ 9:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Renee Ellmers has been proud of her ties to House leadership. She once slipped up - I think - in a conversation with me, referring to House Speaker John Boehner as her "boss."
Published: Saturday, February 8th, 2014 @ 2:01 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The website newgeography.org recently published a study of which metro areas have the most economic momentum as 2014 gets under way. The Praxis Strategy Group looked at factors such as GDP growth, job growth, unemployment rates, population growth and migration from other states.
Published: Tuesday, January 21st, 2014 @ 11:41 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Rob Christensen of the News & Observer recently published an article in which he claims to uncover "the truth" behind 10 "myths" about North Carolina state government.
Published: Thursday, September 12th, 2013 @ 11:04 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The North Carolina Senate Finance Committee today introduced a tax reform package that eliminates the corporate tax, lowers and flattens personal income taxes, and eliminates the sales tax on food.
Published: Monday, June 17th, 2013 @ 3:24 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The Tax Foundation last week unveiled its latest installment of its annual State Business Tax Climate Index for 2012. Unsurprisingly, North Carolina remained far down the list, coming in a dismal 44 – making our state the 7th worst in the nation.
Published: Monday, March 25th, 2013 @ 9:21 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Whatever your political party or persuasion, you may think that North Carolina's many public-policy challenges reflect from a lack of knowledge on the part of policymakers and the general public.
Published: Wednesday, February 6th, 2013 @ 9:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Polls don't reflect it, the media isn't reporting it and our leaders are not talking about it but the number one issue today is healthcare.
Published: Friday, September 28th, 2012 @ 7:05 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina can improve its dismal 9.4% unemployment rate - currently fourth worst in the nation. To understand what that takes, however, requires an understanding of what makes a state's economy thrive relative to those of other states.
Published: Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012 @ 6:00 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The three-quarter-cent sales tax centerpiece of Gov. Bev Perdue's $20.9 billion budget proposal would be used to hire more teachers and launch jobs programs, but is a "non-starter" for Republican leaders.
Published: Saturday, May 12th, 2012 @ 9:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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