For a guy claiming to be against “tax giveaways” to corporations, Gov. Roy Cooper sure seems to be fond of doling out taxpayer dollars to corporations. Indeed, in his remarks ... Keep Reading
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Why keeping education in the headlines is good for school choice
Education is already a huge issue in North Carolina and Gov. Roy Cooper and Democrats are intent on making it even bigger. Cooper and his party are gambling that the state budget ... Keep Reading
Bladen County Board of Elections bans the Pledge of Allegiance at meetings, will call police on anyone who recites it
(See updates below.) Things continue to go amiss at the Bladen County Board of Elections (BOE). Just a few months ago the NC State Board of Elections voted along party lines ... Keep Reading
Gov. Cooper’s big gamble on blocking teacher pay raises
In all likelihood, Gov. Roy Cooper will have a competitive race for reelection in his bid for a second term in 2020. Despite his consistently strong showing in Civitas Polls, races ... Keep Reading
Medicaid Transformation: Another victim of budget veto standoff
An overhaul of North Carolina's Medicaid system, approved years ago and weeks into enrollment, is being postponed indefinitely because funding for it was vetoed by Gov. ... Keep Reading
Is Cooper choosing corporate handouts and tax breaks over NC teachers?
Roy Cooper once again is displaying his blatant hypocrisy on corporate taxes. In a meeting with business leaders this week, he said “When business has a choice between further cuts ... Keep Reading
Cutting through the political spin on tax incentives
Credit to Gov. Roy Cooper for finding a way to finagle what should fundamentally be an issue about fairness for his advantage. Of course, I'm speaking of those unfair tax ... Keep Reading
Gov. Cooper, who claims to be against corporate tax cuts, doles out another corporate tax cut
Gov. Roy Cooper, who claims to have vetoed this year's state budget in part because it prioritizes "tax breaks for corporations," is back again touting a tax break for one of the ... Keep Reading
Who would really bear the burden of the hospital tax to pay for Medicaid expansion?
Roy Cooper and other advocates want you to believe Medicaid expansion will place no financial burden on North Carolinians Cooper’s own budget proposal, however, recommends using ... Keep Reading
Why corporate welfare is not only unfair, but bad for the economy
It’s easy to see the new projects rewarded by government handouts But what about the “unseen,” i.e. the foregone opportunities society is deprived of? When politics, and not ... Keep Reading
