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Press Releases: 2015

  • Press Release

    Move from depreciation to expensing would improve N.C. tax code

    posted November 29, 2015
    Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Roy Cordato discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — North Carolina lawmakers should take aim at the state’s current…
  • Press Release

    Reforms boost N.C. business tax rank from No. 44 to No. 15

    posted November 24, 2015
    RALEIGH — Recent historic tax reforms have helped North Carolina jump from No. 44 to No. 15 in the Tax Foundation’s annual ranking of state business climates. A new John…
  • Press Release

    New tool could help address multibillion-dollar N.C. regulatory burden

    posted November 5, 2015
    Click here to view and here to listen to Jon Sanders discussing this Policy Report. RALEIGH — Regulation costs already reach at least $3.1 billion annually in North…
  • Press Release

    Largest N.C. cities promised $65 million in incentives over five years

    posted October 6, 2015
    Click here to view and here to listen to Sarah Curry discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — North Carolina’s largest cities dealt with nearly 240 economic development contracts…
  • Press Release

    Former Gov. Jim Martin to discuss new biography Oct. 6 in Raleigh

    posted September 27, 2015
    NOT FOR PUBLICATION: Former Gov. Jim Martin and biographer John Hood will be available for media interviews in connection with this event. Contact Mitch Kokai for details. RALEIGH —…
  • Press Release

    New biography documents Jim Martin’s role in N.C. GOP success

    posted September 20, 2015
    Click here to view and here to listen to John Hood discussing Catalyst. RALEIGH — Republicans’ recent success in North Carolina politics can be traced in many ways…
  • Press Release

    Charlotte maintains top spot in latest JLF tax burden list

    posted August 11, 2015
    RALEIGH — Charlotte finds itself in the familiar position of leading North Carolina’s largest cities in the John Locke Foundation’s annual ranking of local tax-and-fee burdens. Residents…
  • Press Release

    Obamacare enrollment shows evidence of ‘adverse selection’

    posted August 5, 2015
    Click here to view and here to listen to Katherine Restrepo discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — Flaws built into the Affordable Care Act are leading to an…
  • Press Release

    N.C. counties promised $284 million in incentives over five years

    posted July 8, 2015
    Click here to view and here to listen to Sarah Curry discussing this Policy Report. RALEIGH — N.C. counties entered into incentives contracts totaling nearly $284 million from…
  • Press Release

    JLF budget tool would free up $383 million for next N.C. budget

    posted June 22, 2015
    RALEIGH — North Carolina state budget writers would have more money available for tax reduction, higher per-child tax credits, or additions to state savings reserves, if they adopt a budget…
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