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Next Come the Taxes: Spending growth continues in latest budget
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Electric Shock: North Carolinians would be required to pay for electricity in other states
Education
Better Instruction, Not More Time: A longer school day and year will be North Carolina’s next education fad
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Budget, Taxation & Economy
“Windfall Profits” Tax on Oil Would Harm the Poor
Yet again, this points out how the political elites care more about political posturing and shifting blame to others than they do about you.
Education
Replacing Leandro judge was the right call
We do not know why North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby used his legal authority to assign oversight of the Leandro v. State of North Carolina case to…
Health Care
Obamacare Turns 12: Is Healthcare More Affordable?
Obamacare was sold on multiple lies. You couldn't keep your plan if you liked it, and it most certainly did not make healthcare more affordable.
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
People Need Their Local Officials to Ask Hard Questions About “Sure-Winner” Projects
Policymakers trusted to advocate for their communities must ask hard questions of businessmen, special interests, and consultants promising sure-winner community benefits if you agree to spend public money on their…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Biden’s Latest Blame Game for Gas Prices Fails
It's more important to them to assign blame elsewhere than to provide relief from skyrocketing prices.
Regulation
Why mask orders were wrong and must never return
The governor continued to say that “science and data” backed his orders. I went through all 23 of his citations looking for findings strong enough to justify such an extreme…
Elections & Public Integrity
How Does Locke’s Analysis of Congressional Partisan Leanings Compare to Other Ratings?
Which congressional district measure should you rely on for understanding the baseline tendencies of North Carolina's congressional districts? Probably the one that uses only North Carolina data and does not…
Research Brief
Elections & Public Integrity
Analysis Confirms that Congressional Map Is a Democratic Protection Plan
To find the partisan leanings of North Carolina's new congressional districts, we used methods like those used in the Civitas Partisan Index. The congressional map drawn by court-appointed special masters…
Education
How did the pandemic impact WCPSS staffing?
Now that personnel data for local public schools has been posted by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, we have data on how the pandemic may have impacted staffing…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Yes, North Carolina’s Local Governments are Still Trying to Spend COVID Money
A year ago, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), allocating $8.85 billion to North Carolina. More than $5 billion of this was sent to the state and allocated by…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
The Fed “Raises” Interest Rates: What Does That Mean?
How does the Federal Reserve “control” interest rates, and how are their actions related to inflation?
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Three Facts on the Gender Pay Gap
It’s Women’s History Month and we have the opportunity to celebrate women and their contribution to society, history, and progress. We have much to celebrate. Yesterday was “Equal Pay Day”…