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How Much More Would You Spend on Electricity for Tens of Thousands of Jobs Lost?
The question isn't whether a massive buildout of offshore wind capacity off North Carolina beaches would lead to fewer jobs and less economic growth than otherwise, but how extensive the losses would be. Households…
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Budget, Taxation & Economy
Is North Carolina So Desperate for Jobs that It Makes Even Offshore Wind Seem Worth a Gamble?
Pres. Biden and Gov. Cooper tout government intervention to force offshore wind energy development off North Carolina beaches as a way to create jobs and grow the economy. Expected electricity…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Five Ways the Inflation Reduction Act Harms Americans
The U.S. House and Senate voted along party lines to pass the latest tax and spend bill, “The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022,” (IRA) sending it to President Biden’s desk.…
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
People Are Migrating to Affordable, Low-Tax States Like North Carolina
The pandemic prompted people to move, accelerating migration to low-tax states. In recent years, states have been emphasizing tax relief to their benefit. High-tax states should take note of the…
Elections & Public Integrity
More Wrinkles in Valerie Jordan Residency Allegations
Mark Meadows eventually lost his right to vote in Macon County when the county board of elections removed him from the active voter list. Jordan may similarly lose her right…
Liberty
Duke Energy Says Nuclear Power is the Future
The future for green energy in North Carolina is seemingly nuclear power, according to Duke Energy CEO Lynn Good, who shared her thoughts on Fox Business. “We’re a big believer…
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Education
Who Inspired the Ideological Takeover of Public Schools?
Progressives have sought to use public schools to advance their social and political agenda for nearly a century. George Counts' 1932 pamphlet “Dare the School Build a New Social Order?”…
Education
On This Day | August 15 – August 19
August 15, 1754 | Benjamin Hawkins was born in Warren County. He became one of North Carolina’s first United States Senators. President George Washington later appointed him Principal Temporary Agent for…
Energy
No More Gimmicks: Biden Needs to Unshackle American Oil and Gas
Gasoline prices are up a whopping 44.0 percent year-over-year. Unfortunately, it comes as no surprise to Americans suffering at the pump.
Liberty
Biden Administration Is Gaslighting Americans on Economy, IRS
While President Joe Biden is on vacation in South Carolina with his family, his administration continues gaslighting Americans about the country’s troubling economic situation. From denying the continuing high inflation…
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F.A.S.T.E.R. Colorado- Is Trained Armed School Staff a Solution to School Shootings?
A lot has changed since the mass shooting in Uvalde. Amy O. Cooke talks with FASTER Colorado’s executive director Laura Carno about what Colorado has done over the past six…
Elections & Public Integrity
Public Comment on State Election Board’s Proposed Restrictions on Observers
The proposed changes are part of an ongoing campaign against election observers by the State Board of Elections.