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North Carolina Removes Hundreds of Thousands of Registrations from Voter Rolls
County boards of elections in North Carolina regularly remove voter registrations of people whom they confirm have died or moved out of the county. In addition, county boards conduct "no…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Share of Union Workers at All-Time Low
Headlines detailing pro-union pushes at Amazon, Starbucks, and other big companies, coupled with President Biden’s vow to be the “most pro-union President leading the most pro-union administration in American history,” may lead us to…
Freedom Focus
Freedom Focus
How Government Intervention Enables Racism, Discrimination
So-called “antiracists” typically advocate greater government intervention to combat racism. But such interventions can lower the cost paid by those discriminating. Government itself faces the lowest cost for discrimination, so…
Liberty
Will North Carolina Become Like Pakistan?
Green energy is proposed as the way of the future, but it may instead lead North Carolina to becoming more like Pakistan. What happens when you have the best and…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Job Data Diverges Nationally and in North Carolina
After increasing for four consecutive months, North Carolina’s unemployment rate plateaued in December at 3.9%, according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce. North Carolina’s unemployment rate moved above the…
Energy
Electric Vehicles Top 50k in NC, But Need 2,500% Increase to Meet Cooper’s Goal
To reach Cooper's goal, the number of EVs registered in NC would need to increase nearly 25-fold in just seven years, a spike of almost 2,500%.
Research Brief
Energy
How Do the Carbon Plan’s Mandates Align with State Law? Part 3
The Utilities Commission’s initial Carbon Plan directs Duke to go ahead and procure 2,350 MWs of new solar generation — that’s on top of the 1,200 MWs of solar they…
Education
Governor Cooper changes his stripes — again.
Last year North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper raised a lot of eyebrows when he issued a proclamation celebrating January 23rd to 29th 2022, as School Choice Week in North Carolina. Considering…
Elections & Public Integrity
Buncombe County Threatens to Go Backward with Touchscreen Voting Machines
Considering the problems with ballot marking devices and ES&S' conduct during the certification process, the Buncombe County Board of Elections would be doing a disservice to the county's voters if…
Research Brief
Energy
How Do the Carbon Plan’s Mandates Align with State Law? Part 2
To meet the law’s requirements of being least-cost while maintaining grid reliability, the Utilities Commission’s initial “Carbon Plan” sees natural gas as a “bridge fuel” until sufficient zero-emissions resources “are…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
North Carolina Among Many Other States Pursuing Lower Taxes
Though the national media often fails to give them attention, state tax reforms are underway across the country. Over the past decade, North Carolina has led the way in state…
Research Brief
Elections & Public Integrity
“Zuck Bucks” 2.0 Rolls into North Carolina
Private election administration funding, or "Zuck bucks," influenced the outcome of some races in the 2020 election in North Carolina. A new organization called the U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence…