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Majority of North Carolinians Believe Federal Policies to Blame for High Gas Prices
Gas prices are currently averaging over $4.566 at gas stations in North Carolina, and, according to the latest Civitas Poll, most believe that federal policies are to blame. That’s bad news…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Bidenflation Threatens to Tear Down Main Street
The unlegislated tax of inflation plagues small businesses with higher costs, threatens to reverse recovery, and stifles optimism. Unlike an Apple or a Walmart, the average small business cannot draw…
Liberty
‘Just Let Them Buy Teslas’
“Just let them buy Teslas.” That’s the policy of President Joe Biden and North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper are putting forth in the face of an energy crisis that’s forcing…
Elections & Public Integrity
Supreme Court Supports Right for General Assembly to Intervene in Voter ID Case
The majority opinion, written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, also makes it clear that ruling against the legislature intervening in the case would open the floodgates to lawyers shopping around in…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
How Not to Lower Gas Prices
Basic Econ 101 tells us: to lower the price of a good, all else being equal, either the demand for the good needs to fall, or the supply of it…
Education
Supreme Court Delivers Victory for Religious Freedom
The Supreme Court has given families and school choice advocates another reason to smile. In a 6-3 decision on Tuesday, the Court ruled in Carson v Makin that Maine violated…
Liberty
Biden Proposes Gas Tax Holiday, But Will That Just Make Inflation Worse?
Americans are paying historically high prices at the pump, in addition to skyrocketing inflation on food, housing and energy. President Joe Biden, feeling the pressure from the public, has asked…
Liberty
Historic Property Tax Increase in Greensboro’s Guilford County
Elections have consequences. That’s what the people of Guilford County are finding out as the County Board of Commissioners recently approved an $861 million budget, which will raise property taxes by $418…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Household Debt on the Rise, Washington Sees Puppies and Rainbows
As inflation continues to steam ahead, more consumers are turning to debt to stay afloat. Whether this is out of necessity or fiscal missteps, the fact remains: dollars are not…
Health Care
Archaic CON Laws Standing in the Way of Medical Care Access in Buncombe County
Such an archaic obstruction to investing in expanded medical care facilities would be unthinkable in a free society.
Budget, Taxation & Economy
May Jobs Report
After 10 months of steady decreases, North Carolina’s unemployment rate remained unchanged in May from April’s 3.4% rate, according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce. The national…
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Education
A How-To Guide to Analyzing Academic Standards
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has begun the process of revising state science and health standards. The public will have multiple opportunities to offer feedback in the coming…