In a recent meeting of the N.C. Chamber’s Government Affairs Conference, House leaders made the claim that North Carolina consistently ranks among the nation’s best ... Keep Reading
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Will N.C. Learn From Past Mistakes?
Economic Slowdown of 2008: North Carolina Should Learn from Past Mistakes While it is up for debate whether a full-blown recession will hit North Carolina, early signs of slowing ... Keep Reading
Budget Myths and Other Economic Tall Tales
Myth #1: North Carolina’s economy is in better shape than most states • Real personal income growth in North Carolina from 2000-2006 was 7.3 percent. This rate was far ... Keep Reading
Who Pays Taxes in North Carolina?
Lawmakers and political pundits around Raleigh are fond of discussing the issue of who is paying their “fair share” of taxes in North Carolina. Such rhetoric raises the ... Keep Reading
Teacher and State Employee Retirement Benefits At Risk
Shortsighted lawmakers, more concerned with funding pork projects and winning the next election, have put healthcare benefits for future state retirees in jeopardy. Consider that ... Keep Reading
Educating Illegal Immigrants: What are the Real Numbers?
On November 7, 2007, Daniel Sullivan, chief legal counsel of the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) directed the state’s 58 community colleges to begin admitting ... Keep Reading
More on Lancaster
Arrogant ... in a word ... is the best way to describe today's announcement by North Carolina Community College System (NCCS) President Martin Lancaster. If previously it seemed ... Keep Reading
Government Health Insurance Crowding Out Private Insurance
What is Crowd Out? Crowd out refers to a phenomenon in which government expenditures or programs crowd out private initiatives. In the case of healthcare, we find that ... Keep Reading
Landfill Regulation: Is the State Needed Here?
A North Carolina moratorium on the construction of new landfills expired on August 1, 2007. With the moratorium’s expiration, state legislators are now proposing the Solid Waste ... Keep Reading
Far-Left Groups Behind the “Voter-Owned” Elections Movement
HB 1517, the “Voter-Owned Elections Pilot” bill, was approved by a 53-51 margin today in its second reading on the House floor. The legislation is scheduled to come up ... Keep Reading
