State government data show that North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program serves students from low- and moderate-income households
Published: Saturday, November 25th, 2023 @ 7:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Americans’ average household income dropped in 2022 for the third straight year as President Joe Biden continues to paint a rosy economic picture.
Published: Friday, September 22nd, 2023 @ 12:51 am
By: Daily Wire
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American households currently have nearly $17.1 trillion in consumer debt, with balances standing $2.9 trillion higher than before the lockdown-induced recession, according to data released on Monday from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Published: Sunday, May 28th, 2023 @ 12:32 am
By: Daily Wire
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced a change to the Project Access COVID Tests program (Project ACT) that will allow all North Carolina households to request free, at-home COVID-19 tests through June 30, 2023.
Published: Sunday, May 7th, 2023 @ 4:39 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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American household debt rose $320 billion in 2022, marking one of the highest increases over the past two decades and reaching the highest level since the 2008 financial crisis.
Published: Tuesday, February 28th, 2023 @ 8:36 am
By: Daily Wire
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We all know that gas stoves are murderous devils, but they aren't the only household appliances the government should ban for our own safety! Here are seven other appliances that are problematic:
Published: Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 @ 10:09 am
By: Babylon Bee
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Household debt rose again in the third quarter of 2022, according to the latest report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Published: Monday, December 19th, 2022 @ 6:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Older adults and people with disabilities can now apply for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Low Income Energy Assistance Program. The state began accepting applications from this group of residents on Dec. 1.
Published: Thursday, December 8th, 2022 @ 10:12 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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European households and businesses will need to significantly reduce energy consumption in order to maintain reserves through the upcoming winter, according to the International Energy Agency.
Published: Friday, October 7th, 2022 @ 5:49 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Total household wealth in the United States fell $6.1 trillion dollars in the second quarter of 2022, according to data released on Friday by the Federal Reserve.
Published: Thursday, September 29th, 2022 @ 12:22 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Nearly three-quarters of households profess to be taking financially conservative actions as recessionary pressures impact the American economy, according to a recent survey from Bankrate.
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 @ 7:16 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Inflation continues to ravage household budgets. According to the latest release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Consumer Price Index rose 8.5% over the last year.
Published: Tuesday, August 16th, 2022 @ 8:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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This week, Courtney Lindeen presented her husband Aaron with a bold and innovative plan to solve the family's consumer debt burden.
Published: Friday, August 12th, 2022 @ 4:47 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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As inflation continues to steam ahead, more consumers are turning to debt to stay afloat. Whether this is out of necessity or fiscal missteps, the fact remains: dollars are not going as far.
Published: Wednesday, July 13th, 2022 @ 11:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two voter advocacy organizations have begun sending mailings to nearly 450,000 North Carolinians to encourage them to register to vote.
Published: Monday, June 20th, 2022 @ 5:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It's a lot of responsibility to be the patriarch of your household. Leading your family through a woke world that wants to cause them spiritual harm is a stressful job. Also, sometimes your wife doesn't make that sandwich you ask for. Life is hard!
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2022 @ 10:43 am
By: Babylon Bee
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North Carolina households receiving Food and Nutrition Services benefits will continue to receive the maximum amount for their household size for the month of February, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced.
Published: Friday, January 28th, 2022 @ 11:52 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Through the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ COVID-19 Support Services Program, more than 35,000 households received relief payments, food, transportation to and from testing sites or additional supports to help them isolate or quarantine during the pandemic.
Published: Monday, March 29th, 2021 @ 11:59 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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All North Carolina households — about 4.7 million in all — will soon receive the Judicial Voter Guide 2020.
Published: Saturday, September 19th, 2020 @ 11:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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With a headline unemployment rate of 4 percent and a healthy 2.8 percent jump in inflation-adjusted median household income last year, North Carolinians are better off economically than they have been in many years.
Published: Sunday, May 26th, 2019 @ 1:06 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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"Lower taxes on American business means higher wages for American workers, and it means more products made right here in the USA."
Published: Tuesday, October 24th, 2017 @ 11:48 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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John Locke was wrong. You might be surprised to see the chairman of the John Locke Foundation make that admission, but venerating a historical figure and applying his ideas to modern problems requires neither perfection in that human being (which is impossible) nor slavish devotion
Published: Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017 @ 12:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's economy continues to recover and grow at a faster and stronger rate than others in our region and in the nation as whole
Published: Sunday, September 18th, 2016 @ 12:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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According to recent reports, the federal government administers 126 separate programs directed at low-income households. Many of these programs are administered in partnership with state governments, while state and local governments provide still more separate programs. Spending on these...
Published: Sunday, August 2nd, 2015 @ 2:53 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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I know my advice is fated to be hated. I know it's hard to follow. But I'm going to offer it, anyway - again. Politicians and pundits across the ideological spectrum should avoid drawing sweeping conclusions from limited, preliminary data about North Carolina's labor market.
Published: Tuesday, April 1st, 2014 @ 5:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Taxpayers and motorists would be better served if the proposed Monroe Connector/Bypass were judged on a merit-based system adopted last year rather than the old system that typically rewarded political influence and geography, a top transportation planner said.
Published: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014 @ 11:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The average North Carolina household in every income category received a tax cut from the 2013 tax reform.
Published: Saturday, January 18th, 2014 @ 8:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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For North Carolina liberals intent on recovering some political power in Raleigh, a funny thing happened on the way to a quorum: reality intruded on their most-cherished claims about the two biggest issues in North Carolina politics.
Published: Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 @ 2:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Leaders of Triangle-area philanthropies, already sharing the national pain as charitable giving follows the stock market into decline, are decrying the region's level of generosity when compared to peer metropolitan areas.
Published: Wednesday, November 14th, 2012 @ 2:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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