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
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Your Auto Plant Will Cost How Much?
This N&O article discusses how North Carolina is reportedly still in the running for a Toyota-Mazda auto plant. It could be just a matter of weeks before Toyota announces ... Keep Reading
Why Business Incentives Won’t Help NC
By Garland S. Tucker III and Francis X. De Luca: In previous years, Republicans rightly attacked then-Gov. Bev. Perdue’s use of economic incentives to promote growth in North ... Keep Reading
Corporate Welfare is Just Plain Bananas
Chiquita Brands, less than two years after being bribed by Charlotte's and North Carolina's political class to move headquarters to Charlotte, is on the verge of merging with an ... Keep Reading
Another Bubble Waiting to Burst
Despite Rep. Tom Murry's (R-Wake) open acknowledgement of Civitas's Bad Bill of the Week article about HB 1149 (New Market Jobs Act), he turned a blind eye to reason and espoused ... Keep Reading
Civitas Poll: 61% of Voters Say No to Failed Incentives Proposal
Raleigh, N.C. – Despite heated rhetoric between Republican leaders and Gov. Bev Perdue, most North Carolina voters think a failed incentives proposal to build a new manufacturing ... Keep Reading
GOP leader and Governor Perdue Spar Over Job Focus
What Governor Beverly Perdue calls her "Jobs Tour" swung by Raleigh Thursday (April 7) to criticize Republicans in the legislature for not focusing on creating jobs. She said GOP ... Keep Reading
New Voter ID Bill Coming Next Week Among Other New Proposals
The word is circulating on Jones Street that Governor Bev Perdue would veto any voter ID bill passed by Republicans. So the leadership at the legislature is changing gears and ... Keep Reading
Consumers and Retailers May be Forced to Pay More to Encourage the Use of Renewable Energy and Efficiency
Residential and Commerical customers of power companies are already paying more for renewable energy. A special annual add-on rate is charged to cover the cost of the utilites ... Keep Reading
Senate override’s veto of Balanced Budget Act and House now taking up HB2 veto
Republicans complained Governor Bev Perdue did not have the legal authority to borrow money from the Employment Security Commission funds to pay tax refunds. They were afraid if ... Keep Reading
