Thanks to the new state budget just passed by the General Assembly and signed by Governor Mike Easley (D), North Carolinians must brace themselves for another significant tax ... Keep Reading
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Landfill Regulation: Is the State Needed Here?
A North Carolina moratorium on the construction of new landfills expired on August 1, 2007. With the moratorium’s expiration, state legislators are now proposing the Solid Waste ... Keep Reading
Far-Left Groups Behind the “Voter-Owned” Elections Movement
HB 1517, the “Voter-Owned Elections Pilot” bill, was approved by a 53-51 margin today in its second reading on the House floor. The legislation is scheduled to come up ... Keep Reading
Gambling with a New Plan for the North Carolina Education Lottery
Revenue from the North Carolina Education Lottery has fallen short of initial estimates, with the inevitable result that the Legislature has had to provide public tax dollars to ... Keep Reading
Transfer Tax, “Temporary” Sales Tax Hit Poor the Hardest
Transfer Tax, "Temporary" Sales Tax Hit Poor the Hardest As part of the “Medicaid Swap” plan the budget conference committee is reportedly considering, the ... Keep Reading
Public Campaign Financing: All Cost, No Benefit
Should taxpayers be forced to finance the campaigns of candidates with whom they disagree? Legislation recently passed by the General Assembly says that Chapel Hill citizens will. ... Keep Reading
Stem Cell Research in North Carolina … What’s Really Going On?
Should North Carolina expand state funding of stem cell research? Sufferers of Parkinson’s disease, juvenile diabetes and other chronic diseases hope the state does so, just ... Keep Reading
Ignoring North Carolina’s Popular Vote for President Raises Constitutional Questions
On May 14, the state Senate passed SB 954, sponsored by Senator Daniel Clodfelter (D-Mecklenburg) that would dilute North Carolina’s voting power in presidential elections. ... Keep Reading
Ending “Temporary” Sales Taxes Would Grow Economy, Benefit Working Poor More Than EITC
As the House and Senate continue their budget negotiations, reports from the General Assembly indicate that House members are proposing a plan that would entail extending the ... Keep Reading
Energy Bill Generates Hidden Taxes and Little Else
Are you willing to pay higher electricity rates to support renewable energy? If so, you're one of only about 10,000 people in North Carolina who is. That's because the ... Keep Reading
