Trains are notoriously hard to slow down – even when we need them to. North Carolina’s solar subsidies, some of the most generous in the nation, are sort of like a runaway train ... Keep Reading
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House Budget Plan Moves Closer to Governor’s Plan on Teacher Pay, Medicaid Reform
The North Carolina House released its budget plan for FY 2014-15, which would spend $21.09 billion. The total would be a 2.3 percent increase over the current fiscal year’s budget. ... Keep Reading
JWPCI newspaper August 2013
The legislature and the governor pass landmark conservative reforms. Civitas Capitol Connection is the monthly newspaper of the Civitas Institute. ... Keep Reading
N.C. Senate Responds with Bold Tax Plan, Eliminates Major Growth Obstacle
June 11, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Brian Balfour (919) 834-2099 Brian.Balfour@NCCivitas.org RALEIGH -- The North Carolina Senate Finance Committee today introduced a ... Keep Reading
Medicaid Blues
We will be hearing more about how Medicaid is draining money from the state, as in this news story. Senate Republicans said Monday their two-year budget proposal demonstrates how ... Keep Reading
Phony Scares, Tax Reality
A couple of posts have some insights for us in NC. We hosted economist Arthur Laffer earlier this year for a discussion of how lower income taxes, or no income taxes, can boost ... Keep Reading
McCrory’s Budget Moves to Stabilize Medicaid
Gov. McCrory released his first budget today which covers FY 2013-2014 and 2014-15. One of the major expenditures in the budget is an effort to ensure a sustainable future for ... Keep Reading
Gov. McCrory Budget Release
Gov. McCrory is releasing his two-year budget at 10:30 am today. You can follow along live here. ... Keep Reading
Senators File Bill to Revamp Dix Deal
State Senators Ralph Hise (R-Mitchell), Louis Pate (R-Wayne) and Tommy Tucker (R-Union) today filed a bill (SB 334) to revamp the lease of the Dorothea Dix hospital campus to the ... Keep Reading
Council of State Approves Dix Deal, Berger Looks to Repeal It
The Council of State approved a deal worked out with the city of Raleigh and Governor Bev Perdue to lease the Dorothea Dix property to the city for a park. The agreement is worth ... Keep Reading
