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Outer Banks Residents Rightly Concerned about Spoiled Views from Offshore Wind
The Outer Banks Voice reported recently that construction will begin next year on the Kitty Hawk wind energy area. Outer Banks residents are properly concerned about spoiled views and other economic impacts…
Elections & Public Integrity
Fact-Checking: Governor Cooper’s Claim on the 2022 Districts Being Gerrymandered
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has recently made the national media rounds claiming that the current General Assembly is a partisan gerrymander. Does this claim have any merit? The short…
Education
Opportunity Scholarship Expansion Advances to NC Senate
A bill to expand North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) by removing income eligibility requirements advanced to the state Senate. Yesterday afternoon, the NC House approved House Bill 823, commonly…
Research Brief
Energy
Offshore Wind Turbines Severely Interfere with Marine Vessel Radar and Endanger Mariners
In 2022 a major report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine warned that enormous wind turbines severely affect the marine vessel radar (MVR) used for navigating waterways…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Strong Business Startups in North Carolina Continue at Near-Record Levels
North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall announced during this month’s small business week that new business filings are still at near-record levels in North Carolina. During the first four months of…
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Senate Budget Proposal Emphasizes Income Tax Cuts, Workforce Training, New Reserves
The North Carolina Senate released its biennium budget proposal this week as scheduled, with the expectation of meeting with the state House to establish a conference budget before the current…
Liberty
Does AI Spell the End of Democracy?
The advances in artificial intelligence over the past couple of years might very well turn out to be a watershed moment in history. Generative AI, which is a type of…
Elections & Public Integrity
Election Transparency: Planned Parenthood State-Level Campaign Spending
The North Carolina General Assembly is set to take up the veto override of SB20, the Care for Women, Children, and Families Act, much to the chagrin of Gov. Roy…
Research Brief
Energy
Offshore Wind Projects Off Brunswick County Beaches Also Imperil Military Training and Operations
Wind projects off Brunswick County beaches would also interfere with military training and operations, including airspace used daily by the 169th Fighter Wing out of South Carolina. The Wilmington East…
Agriculture
“Woke” Investing Hurts Small Farmers
In recent years, “wokeness” has invaded a place one would least expect it, the financial industry. There has been a rise in a type of investing known as ESG, which…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Pork Wish Lists This Budget Season, Revealed
Special provisions continue to thrive in North Carolina. The last biennium budget was loaded with special projects, and the forthcoming one may be no different. These special provisions, also often called earmarks…
Research Brief
Law & Public Safety
Protecting North Carolinians from Asset Forfeiture Abuse
Compared with most states’ laws, North Carolina’s asset forfeiture laws do an excellent job of protecting innocent property owners and discouraging abuse. Unfortunately, the federal government’s equitable sharing program makes…