Economics

State finances have improved dramatically over the last decade, but state employee pension and health benefit liabilities still loom large This is remaining residue from decades ... Keep Reading

North Carolina’s state budget has nearly quadrupled in size in the last 30 years The budget grew more than four times as fast as population Irresponsible state legislators ... Keep Reading

As vice-chair of the Mecklenburg County Republican Party, Sarah Reidy-Jones did not want to leave anything to chance. She had been pitching Charlotte’s case to host the Republican ... Keep Reading

Thanks to a decade of wise, conservative fiscal policy, North Carolina state government is better positioned financially to weather the economic fallout from the coronavirus ... Keep Reading

It’s not difficult to find bad policy examples from government-enacted lockdowns due to coronavirus, yet virtually none are worse than the idea of the federal government bailing ... Keep Reading

Under Democratic leadership, North Carolina imposed higher tax rates than its neighbors Today, we compete with our neighbors for having the lowest rates North Carolina used ... Keep Reading

In late March, I wrote about how North Carolina state government is likely better financially prepared than most states for the coronavirus shutdown, and certainly more prepared ... Keep Reading

Just 30 minutes from the tourist mecca of Myrtle Beach, and touching the South Carolina state line, Calabash, N.C. does not have restaurants. It is restaurants. Calabash, ... Keep Reading

The House and Senate both passed bills to address the impacts of COVID-19, and the government’s response, on North Carolina While they share many similarities, they also have ... Keep Reading