Roy Cooper has a chance to keep a campaign promise. Let’s see if he does. On the evening of June 25, the North Carolina House of Representatives passed House Bill 1080 —Revenue ... Keep Reading
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A conservative’s 2020 wishlist
Join us for a discussion with Donald Bryson, Civitas' president and CEO, to hear what should be on every North Carolina conservative's 2020 wishlist, from reducing corporate ... Keep Reading
Gov. Roy Cooper’s budget dissonance
A previous version of this press release referenced an older version of Senate Bill 361, which has since been modified and now excludes expansion of innovation waivers. Please ... Keep Reading
Is North Carolina Renting Honeywell?
There was a good deal of fanfare last week as the North Carolina General Assembly passed Senate Bill 820 - High-Pay JDIG Job Cap Modification – which was quickly followed by the ... Keep Reading
Corporate Welfare Another Reminder We Need to Relearn Purpose of Government
JDIG, or the Job Development Investment Grant, is corporate welfare, unfair, cronyism, all those things, obviously. But I think the fight some are having that we have to be ... Keep Reading
Corporate Welfare Expansion on the Horizon
The North Carolina Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved Senate Bill 820, a bill to expand tax incentives for high-paying jobs through the state’s Job Development ... Keep Reading
Left and Right Agree: Corporate Welfare Programs Failing
WRAL.com today has an interesting feature article examining the recent track record of North Carolina's corporate welfare programs. Spoiler alert: the results are not pretty. In ... Keep Reading
NC Business Incentives Just A Cottage Crony Industry
In the face of defeat, claim victory anyway. That’s what state bureaucrats in charge of meddling with North Carolina’s economy are doing in light of a recent report that suggests ... Keep Reading
NC Senate Offers Budget Compromises, Introduces Taxpayer Bill of Rights to Restrain Spending
The Senate Finance Committee has been quite active these past two days. Late yesterday afternoon, they decided to remove key policy provisions from their state budget proposal. In ... Keep Reading
NC Commerce Bureaucrats Demand More Corporate Bribe Money
WRAL reports that NC Commerce (current and former) continue to wring their hands about the slow progress of extending and expanding the state's program to bribe companies to locate ... Keep Reading
