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Some Inflation Slows in December, Yet Real Wages are Down and Recession Looms
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell 0.1% in December after increasing 0.1% in November, according to the latest release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. On an annual basis, prices have increased…
Liberty
FAA Outage Grounded Flights Across the Country
The FAA experienced an unpreceded outage Wednesday morning, delaying or canceling flights throughout the country. Though the White House has reported that a cyber-attack is not suspected, it does raise…
Elections & Public Integrity
State Board of Elections Announces Max Contribution Increase for 2024 elections
Early last week North Carolina State Board of Elections issued a statement announcing an automatic adjustment to campaign contribution limits, increasing the maximum contribution from $5,600 to $6,400. The state…
Research Brief
Education
How to Move the Parents’ Rights Movement Forward
Nationwide, a movement to restore and protect parents’ rights has arisen in response to school closures, politicized curricula, and a loss of authority. North Carolina advocates should seek laws and…
Liberty
2023 State of North Carolina Legislative Agenda
North Carolina is attracting new citizens from all over the country due to its pro-freedom and fiscally responsible policies. To continue making the Tar Heel State one of the top…
Liberty
NC Ranks in Top 10 for Best Business Tax Climate Index
The Tax Foundation has released its annual Best Business Tax Climate Index list, and North Carolina is ranked at no. 10. The list “enables business leaders, government policy makers, and taxpayers to…
Education
WCPSS uses Federal Covid Funds for More Teachers and Higher Salaries — Very Little for Tutoring
Remember these numbers. $442 million and $306.7 million. Those figures represent how much money Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) has received in federal covid relief funds and how much…
Research Brief
Energy
Power Generation During Blackouts Shows the Importance of Nuclear
Hourly grid data during the Christmas Eve blackouts showed wobbles in increased coal and natural gas generation, where three plants experienced equipment failures that kept those generation sources from contributing…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
When Welfare Pays More Than Work, Many Choose Welfare
Economists with the Committee to Unleash Prosperity released a new study last month highlighting our nation’s expansive welfare state. The study shows that welfare pays more than or nearly as much as…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
New-Normaling: How They Try to Get You to Accept Bad Policy Outcomes
Preface: The political class has drifted far from Lincoln’s vision of a government “of the people, by the people, for the people” — something that those words and the solemn…
Elections & Public Integrity
North Carolina Republican Voter Registrations to Eclipse Democrats by 2029
How did voter registration in North Carolina change in 2022? What can we expect for voter registration in the state in 2023 and beyond? Let’s find out using the John…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Beware of the Coming Pork-Barrel Spending
The 2022 General Election has come and gone. And while the oft-prophesied national “red wave” failed to materialize, North Carolina Republicans had a successful election season. Republican Congressman Ted Budd…