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Distributing Transportation Funds: N.C. needs a better project selection system to make better use of scarce resources
Putting More Money In Your Wallet By Reforming North Carolina’s Antiquated Tax Code
Budget, Taxation & Economy
By The Numbers: What Government Costs in North Carolina Cities and Counties FY 2008
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Elections & Public Integrity
How 1,760 “Ghosts” Voted in the 2020 Election
A loophole in North Carolina law allows ballots from unverified registrations to be counted. About 1,760 ballots from never verified voter registrations were counted in the 2020 election alone. Ballots…
Energy
Government Affairs Update: Securing Energy Choice
The North Carolina House of Representatives passed House Bill 130: Preserving Choices for Consumers, sponsored by Reps. Dean Arp, Jason Saine, Michael Wray, and Charlie Miller. Locke committed in its…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
State Unemployment Rate Drops, Matching Average National Rate
North Carolina’s unemployment rate dropped from 3.8% to 3.6% last month, according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce. This rate is still above the state’s rate…
Liberty
House Passes Parents’ Bill of Rights, Some Democrats Claim It’s Fascist
The Republican-led House has recently passed a Parents’ Bill of Rights, which some of the Democrats have denounced as “fascist.” No one should have more authority in a child’s life than…
Liberty
TikTok CEO Grilled on Capitol Hill Over App
The CEO of the Chinese-based TikTok app was grilled on Capitol Hill over the popular social media app. It seems like a national ban is imminent, as worry grows that…
Education
ESA Expansion in NC?
Legislation to significantly expand education savings accounts in North Carolina—or ESAs, as they are commonly known—was introduced in the General Assembly earlier this week. House Bill 420, sponsored by State…
Liberty
The Dangers of a Government-Controlled Central Bank Digital Currency
Sen. Ted Cruz has introduced a bill that would prevent the formation of a government controlled central bank digital currency. The formation of such a bank would leave the country…
Elections & Public Integrity
Bill to Have Counties Equally Represented in Senate Will Fail
A bill in the General Assembly would amend the state constitution so that counties would be equally represented in the North Carolina Senate. House Bill 376 would amend the North…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Michigan on Track to Repeal RTW, It’s Time for North Carolina to Solidify RTW in Constitution
Michigan could be the first state in nearly 60 years to repeal a “Right to Work” (RTW) law. The state’s House and Senate have already voted to repeal it, and the bill is now…
Liberty
42% of BofA Fund Managers Predict a Recession Within Next 12 Months
It appears that 42% fund managers from Bank of America are predicting a recession within the next 12 months. This isn’t good news for the country or the Biden administration,…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Local Jobs Report Reflects State and National Woes of Smaller Labor Force
Unemployment rates increased in all but one of North Carolina’s 100 counties in January, according to the latest release from the state’s Department of Commerce. These local rates are not seasonally adjusted…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
North Carolina Ranked as 8th Most Burdensome State for Occupational Licensing
A new study released this week finds that North Carolina ranks as having the 8th highest occupational licensing burden in the nation.