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Research Throws Cold Water On Usefulness of Tax Incentives To Lure Business

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A Concise Guide to the Treasurer’s Proposed Changes to the State Employee Health Plan

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Economic Impact Studies: How Special Interests Tell Public Interest Stories

When are special interest subsidies not just special interest subsidies? When the special interests receiving the subsidies hire a consultant to do an economic impact…
Businesses Prefer More Sensible Government Policies over Tax Incentives

Senate Bill 820, which skyrockets tax incentives for “big boys with deep pockets,” rampaged through the North Carolina General Assembly last week like…

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Economic Impact Studies: How Special Interests Tell Public Interest Stories

When are special interest subsidies not just special interest subsidies? When the special interests receiving the subsidies hire a consultant to do an economic impact…
Businesses Prefer More Sensible Government Policies over Tax Incentives

Senate Bill 820, which skyrockets tax incentives for “big boys with deep pockets,” rampaged through the North Carolina General Assembly last week like…
State Budget Uncertainty Requires Restraint and Cautious Planning

State budget writers have more challenges than normal as they prepare for the next biennium. First, there are economic headwinds from tariff and trade wars…

Economic Incentives Unlikely To Influence Corporate Relocations

A bill introduced this week in the North Carolina Senate would choose “economic development” policies over economic growth policies. It’s not a good choice if…
Two Voter-Approved Constitutional Amendments Face Implementation Challenges

Earlier this month, North Carolina’s voters considered six constitutional amendment proposals and approved four of them. Two of the approved amendments are straightforward textual changes…
President Trump is Wrong To Seek To Punish General Motors

For the last several days, news of General Motor’s (GM) plans to close plants and eliminate nearly 15,000 jobs in the U.S. and Canada have…

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You Can Say That: Preserving Free Speech From Political Correctness

David French: Senior Writer, National Review

At a time of unprecedented legal freedom, individual Americans feel less free to speak than any time in recent history. Online shame campaigns, economic boycotts, firings, and even physical threats are destroying the culture of free speech. National Review senior…

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Research Throws Cold Water On Usefulness of Tax Incentives To Lure Business

A Concise Guide to the Treasurer’s Proposed Changes to the State Employee Health Plan

No Shaftesbury Society Presentation on Monday, Dec. 10

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Economic Impact Studies: How Special Interests Tell Public Interest Stories

Businesses Prefer More Sensible Government Policies over Tax Incentives

Research Briefs & Updates

Economic Impact Studies: How Special Interests Tell Public Interest Stories

Businesses Prefer More Sensible Government Policies over Tax Incentives

State Budget Uncertainty Requires Restraint and Cautious Planning

Economic Incentives Unlikely To Influence Corporate Relocations

Two Voter-Approved Constitutional Amendments Face Implementation Challenges

President Trump is Wrong To Seek To Punish General Motors

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You Can Say That: Preserving Free Speech From Political Correctness

You Can Say That: Preserving Free Speech From Political Correctness

NO SHAFTESBURY – Christmas Break

NO SHAFTESBURY – Christmas Break

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