Press Releases | 2013 Archive
May
May. 22nd Lawmakers should boost transparency, decrease reliance on excise taxesNew JLF report highlights $2.4 billion impact of excise taxes on N.C. budget
May. 20th Senate budget moves in right direction, has room for improvementJLF budget analyst says avoiding new programs would generate savings
May. 20th Consumer-driven model would help improve N.C. MedicaidNew JLF report highlights benefits of Indiana, Florida programs
May. 16th North Carolina's Common Core-based English tests feature glaring omissionsJLF education expert cites absence of grammar, spelling questions
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April
Apr. 22nd Wilmington drops one spot to No. 4 spot in annual N.C. tax burden rankingLocal government costs more than $2,165 per person
Apr. 22nd Chapel Hill ranks No. 2, Durham, Cary, Raleigh in top 10 for N.C. local tax burdensCharlotte topples from top spot in JLF's annual By The Numbers report
Apr. 22nd Greensboro and High Point climb, Winston-Salem drops on tax burden listNew JLF report highlights city, county government costs
Apr. 22nd Rocky Mount drops two spots in annual tax burden rankingNew JLF report ranks N.C. cities, counties by per-person government costs
Apr. 22nd New Bern holds steady, Kinston climbs one spot in annual tax burden rankingNew JLF report compiles city, county government costs
Apr. 22nd Hickory climbs two spots to No. 15 in local tax burden rankingNew JLF report ranks Western N.C. cities, counties
Apr. 22nd Greenville topples out of top 10 in N.C. tax burden listNew JLF report ranks area cities, counties
Apr. 22nd Fayetteville holds steady in latest JLF tax burden listReport says city maintains sixth-lowest burden among larger N.C. cities
Apr. 22nd Mooresville ends Charlotte's 11-year run atop list of N.C. cities with top tax-and-fee burdensQueen City drops to No. 3 in JLF's latest By The Numbers report
Apr. 22nd Asheville tax burden drops three notches to No. 7 in annual N.C. rankingNew JLF report ranks government costs in Western N.C.
Apr. 22nd Mooresville knocks Charlotte off top perch of annual JLF tax burden listAverage North Carolinian paid 4.4 percent of income to local government in 2011
Apr. 17th JLF alternative budget saves $1 billion over two years, cuts tax rates, promotes growthProposal urges ending highway transfers, state aid for special interests
Apr. 16th Debt lacking voter approval costs N.C. taxpayers millions of dollarsNew JLF report shows impact of bypassing bond referendums since 2000
Apr. 10th Report answers common questions about controversial Common Core standardsJLF education expert tackles 35 issues related to 'massive changes' in public schools
Apr. 3rd Refocused N.C. transportation program should emphasize merit-based project selection, long-range planning, maintenance, economic growthNew report offers 20 recommendations that would save $21 million a year
Apr. 2nd Report touting jobs gains from renewable energy subsidies 'offers nothing of substance'JLF highlights new analysis that picks apart subsidy boosters' faulty logic
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March
Mar. 28th State should repeal costly, ineffective renewable energy mandateNew JLF report shows 2007 legislation failed to meet its goals
Mar. 26th Current N.C. auto insurance system guarantees profits, forces good drivers to subsidize the riskyNew JLF report says proposed reforms would not produce significant short-term rate hikes
Mar. 20th Governor's no-tax-hike budget offers counterpoint to recent N.C. historyJLF analyst praises some elements of McCrory's plan, questions others
Mar. 12th N.C. lawmakers should retake power over major state rulesNew JLF report urges state to follow example of congressional REINS Act
Mar. 11th Vouchers tend to offer the most transparent, easy-to-understand school choice optionNew JLF report outlines benefits, challenges linked to voucher proposals
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February
Feb. 27th N.C. should legalize small-scale, short-term, and payday lending againNew JLF report shows current ban does more harm than good for poor consumers
Feb. 20th Constitutional change would help limit N.C. government overspendingNew JLF book recommends Taxpayer Bill of Rights for Tar Heel State
Feb. 18th Folwell collects JLF award for leadership in public officeFormer legislator honored for work on fundamental reforms
Feb. 18th Line-item veto, session limits, partisan judicial races would help reboot N.C. governmentNew JLF book offers ideas for new state government operating system
Feb. 13th N.C. should cut ties to Common Core State Standards for educationNew JLF book offers reform ideas for traditional district-run public schools
Feb. 11th Major decisions about N.C. rules should shift from bureaucrats to elected leadersNew JLF book urges more transparency, accountability as regulatory reform proceeds
Feb. 6th N.C. leaders face many options for improving parental choice in educationNew JLF book offers 'nuts-and-bolts' guide to available choice measures
Feb. 4th N.C. policymakers should reject Medicaid expansion, state insurance exchangeNew JLF book offers ideas to promote real health care reform
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January
Jan. 30th New study skews data on N.C. tax burdensJLF analysis reveals misuse of selected federal tax numbers
Jan. 30th New JLF book aims to help N.C. become 'First in Freedom'Text targets taxes, education, regulation, health care, retooled government
Jan. 28th Occupational licensing raises N.C. prices, stifles competitionNew JLF report urges six reforms to scale back 'aggressive' licensing rules
Jan. 23rd Pro-growth tax reform could boost N.C. job count by 80,500 in one yearNew JLF book recommends USA Tax to replace income, corporate, sales, estate taxes
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