Raleigh, N.C. – A large majority, 65 percent, of North Carolina voters want Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue to sign the Balanced Budget Act of 2011 (SB 13) that would reduce spending in ... Keep Reading
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A veto may be the next step for the Balanced Budget Act
Republican House Speaker Thom Tillis says it is a possibility Governor Beverly Perdue will veto SB13 which targets nearly $800 million in savings for the current budget. If the ... Keep Reading
State Senate tentatively approves $800 million in savings and cuts for current budget
While the Governor asked permission to cut $400 million from the current budget SB13 goes much further by finding another $400 million in savings. That includes transferring money ... Keep Reading
Corporate Welfare Lawyers Shill for a More Politicized Economy
Welcome back, Civitas Review readers. After a holiday hiatus, its time to get back to generating new blogs on a regular basis. Just before Christmas, the N&O published this ... Keep Reading
Preferential Tax Treatment in NC for California Millionaires
Congratulations fellow North Carolinians, you are about to forfeit an untold amount of tax revenue to the millionaires at Warner Brothers – again – while the state faces a budget ... Keep Reading
North Carolina Escapes Microsoft Drain on Economy
Looks like Virginia's bribe to Microsoft was better than North Carolina's bribe to Microsoft: ..late last month, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell announced that Microsoft will invest ... Keep Reading
Civitas Legislative Report – 7/1
Civitas Institute Budget and Tax analyst Brian Balfour discusses new state budget http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iayzbs-rwfw ... Keep Reading
Good for Amex
It warmed my heart a bit to read in the N&O this morning that Amex was deciding to build a data center in Greensboro. Not only because our state could use some jobs, but ... Keep Reading
NC Used Once Again
Since most companies know our state's leadership are a bunch of suckers for incentive packages and will throw taxpayer money around chasing the elusive score, North Carolina has ... Keep Reading
Your Tax Dollars at Work
Pretty neat video of 58 million of your tax dollars hard at work. Some aerial footage of the new data center being built by Apple in Catawba County. I'm still waiting for ... Keep Reading
