“If congress provides the funding, we need to protect students, educators and staff. If states and cities put strong public health measures in place that we all follow, then my ... Keep Reading
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The “April/July surprise” revenue is in: What it means for the budget
Yesterday the legislature's Fiscal Research Division shared a memo regarding their new revenue estimates for FY 2019-20, which holds important implications for the current fiscal ... Keep Reading
Make sure you cut all ties when fleeing a high tax blue state
Bloomberg has an interesting piece on blue states going after taxes of fleeing wealthy residents who move on to states with no or low-income taxes. This is nothing new, of course. ... Keep Reading
More Faulty Tax Cap Arguments from Big Government Promoters
The N&O published an oped by Richard Nordan, a Raleigh attorney and CPA, opposing the tax cap amendment slated to be on ballots next month. Big government apologists must be ... Keep Reading
A Small but Important Policy Victory for Rep. Walter Jones and the Taxpayers
Policy victories may be few and far between for Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) since he is far from loved by the GOP leadership in Washington. Still, the congressman helped secure an ... Keep Reading
School Choice, Education, and the Spending Conundrum
One of Gov. Roy Cooper's major pushes against the North Carolina Republican legislative majority is that the state needs to be spending more on public education. It's a predictable ... Keep Reading
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Cooper’s First Budget
· Cooper’s first budget plan raises spending $1.1 billion over this year, which would be double the state budget of just 20 years ago · Some good provisions in the budget ... Keep Reading
New Study Shows ‘Free’ Federal Funds Actually Quite Expensive
There’s no such thing as a “free” lunch. Similarly, funds from the Federal government are not “free” either. Strings attached such as matching requirements and maintenance of ... Keep Reading
Can we learn something from American manufacturing?
I bet you didn't know that last Friday, October 2nd was Manufacturing Day. This graph by AEI's Mark Perry tells us why American manufacturing is the envy of the world. It ... Keep Reading
Top Ten Things You Should Know About the State Budget Deal
The FY 2015-16 North Carolina state budget has finally been finalized. Was it worth the wait? Rather than wading through 400 pages of text, you can read here about the ten most ... Keep Reading
