taxes

Senator Kay Hagan is on record now supporting continuing tax cuts set to expire if they only benefit the "middle class." Our analysis shows all the cuts affect that population in ... Keep Reading

Robert Earnhardt runs a sweepstakes parlor in the town of Franklinville, according to the Asheboro Courier-Tribune. The paper reports he asked the town board this week to reduce ... Keep Reading

Apparently so, at least according to this News & Observer article. But it also may represent a fraying of the great American commitment to voluntary tax compliance. The ... Keep Reading

It’s business as usual in the North Carolina Senate. Wednesday, the Senate Finance committee very summarily gave the nod to two bills that raise costs for North Carolina workers ... Keep Reading

The Senate took a bill that came over from the House, gutted it and substituted language that would ban video poker and Internet sweepstakes cafes. House bill 80 was approved by ... Keep Reading

The NC State Senate is slated today for a final vote on its 2010-11 budget proposal. The N&O reported on some of the details in this article. A few observations about the ... Keep Reading

The North Carolina state Senate this morning released its recommended budget changes for 2010-11. You can view the legislation here, or view the money report here. One issue of ... Keep Reading

In the straight out of George Orwell, big brother is watching files, and actual ad from the State of Pennsylvania trying to get delinquent tax filers to pay up: A little ... Keep Reading

WRAL reported yesterday about updated revenue projections for the state budget. According to the article, the picture is still pretty dim, but not as bad is worried: The state ... Keep Reading

Gov. Perdue unveiled details of her small business relief plan over the weekend. Sadly, her proposals will do nothing to help North Carolina's economy or create jobs; and will put ... Keep Reading