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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