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Good Classroom ‘Disruption’: Use the Internet to expand educational options in rural school districts
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Robeson County’s Vote to Increase the Sales Tax: Would you buy a used car from these guys?
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Budget Crisis Is Opportunity: Bigger budget for FY’11 shows need for policy reform
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Law & Public Safety
Forbidding adult content to children isn’t banning adult content
The North Carolina Senate passed a bill unanimously on Monday, May 1. That legislation, Senate Bill 579, would increase the penalty for violating state law on “Obscene literature and demonstrations”…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Wake County Proposes Another Tax Increase
Another tax hike would help fund a 49% increase in Wake schools funding over 6 years, despite falling attendance.
Elections & Public Integrity
The Context for Three North Carolina Supreme Court Election Rulings
There will be other North Carolina election lawsuits, but these three cases may mark the start of a welcome reprieve from the current full-scale legal wars over North Carolina elections.
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How to Feed a Culture of Dependency
Work and personal responsibility lead to prosperity, but the left increasingly favors programs that foster government dependency. The Biden administration peddles expansive programs that punish work and disrupt good incentives.…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
North Carolina’s Next Budget Should Do These Five Things
It’s budget season in the Tar Heel State. We have high hopes that this biennium budget can allow for substantial benefits to North Carolinians. The state House released its budget proposal for…
Agriculture
Farming Subsidies Disproportionately Hurt Small Farms
Farming subsidies have been a contentious issue in the agricultural industry for years. Although they were initially designed to support smaller farmers, they have ultimately ended up harming them. In…
Energy
Nuclear Is Obviously Clean Energy
A couple of years ago, I asked whether Gov. Roy Cooper could finally support nuclear power, since even Pres. Joe Biden was. Our existing nuclear power plants have pulled off…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
March Jobs Report: Decreasing Unemployment, But Concerns Lie Beneath the Surface
North Carolina’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.5% in March according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce. This is lower than February’s revised rate of 3.6%, yet 0.2…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Covid Funding Again Found to Lack Oversight
A new report from the State Auditor’s office found that the state failed to properly oversee federal Covid-19 spending money. The recent audit didn’t find “misspending,” but it did find that the…
Education
Wednesday was a Very Good Day for School Choice in North Carolina
School choice advocates in North Carolina had two reasons to smile this week. First. on Wednesday, Tamika Walker Kelley, Executive Director of the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) and…
Agriculture
Farm Subsidies Are Making Your Food More Expensive
With the upcoming 2023 federal Farm Bill currently in the works, it’s a good time to talk about some of the negative consequences of farm subsidies, which we will most…
Elections & Public Integrity
North Carolina House Bill Would Require More Election Transparency
House Bill 816, would address two problems with current election administration practice and make our elections more transparent.