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This article originally appeared in the Charlotte Observer -- September 29, 2007 The closest thing in the Carolina mind to manna from heaven is water from the garden hose. People ... Keep Reading

Visual representations of data help to illustrate the challenges facing North Carolina and the policies that have been proposed to meet these challenges. This page is updated as ... Keep Reading

  (This article was originally published on TCSDaily.com, September 21, 2007) This month, the AMA launches a three-year, multi-million dollar campaign to spur action to ... Keep Reading

    A portion of the State Lottery funds are reserved for school construction. 65% of this money is distributed to all counties based on school enrollment (Average ... Keep Reading

Writing in praise of landfills is not the easiest way to win friends and influence people. Indeed, most people wouldn’t believe that dumping is the most cost-effective and ... Keep Reading

The following article appeared in the Sunday September 16, 2007, edition of the Fayetteville Observer newspaper. Can state bureaucrats plan and grow the economy better than the ... Keep Reading

Originally appeared in the Raleigh News & Observer, Sept 14, 2007. North Carolinians who are still convinced that targeted incentives like those approved for Goodyear and ... Keep Reading

The Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) budget was $4.6 billion for FY2008 and $5.1 billion for FY2009. The DHHS budget thus increased by some $400 million over the ... Keep Reading

A version of this article first appeared in the Charlotte Observer. Rumors about a special transportation session for the Legislature are bubbling in Raleigh.  Attending ... Keep Reading

This year’s $20.7 billion budget largely neglected core infrastructure needs, choosing instead to expand state funding on many programs that will benefit special interests. ... Keep Reading