Energy
Transportation
We advocate for effective transportation dollars and resources to address potentially dangerous travel conditions and research the impact of green energy policies.
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
North Carolina’s Transportation Funding Predicament
Increased fuel efficiency and more electric vehicles may render the gas tax obsolete. New methods to pay for North Carolina roads must follow the user-pays principle, meaning drivers pay in…
Research Brief
Regulation
Cooper Order Tries to Circumvent State Environmental Rulemaking
North Carolina's "no more stringent" law forbids state environmental agencies from imposing environmental rules that are stricter than federal environmental rules or laws. Banking on the fact that the state…
Research Brief
Energy
Cooper Tries to Order North Carolinians to Change How They Go Places
Gov. Cooper ordered 1.25 million electric vehicles (EVs) to be registered and for EVs to account for half of all sales in North Carolina by 2030. Cooper directed state agencies…
Energy
NBC reports on environmental dangers of mining nickel for electric cars
We have written for years about the hidden but manifold environmental dangers posed by electric vehicles. These dangers are important to remember as people like Pres. Joe Biden and Gov.…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Truckers Warn About Negative Impact of Vaccine Mandate
Zachary Halaschak writes for the Washington Examiner about an important warning from American truckers. Truck drivers fear that President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate will further exacerbate the supply chain crisis…
Transportation
InFAKEstructure Bill Passes US House
Thirteen Republicans voted with the House Democrats on Friday to pass H.R. 3684, the $1.2 trillion “infrastructure” bill. Only 11%, $110 billion, is for traditional infrastructure. This is much less…
Transportation
Abolishing Buttigieg’s Department: Who Would Notice?
Editors at the Washington Examiner offer an idea for cutting government waste. It involves the current job held by former Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg. Here’s a question for you:…
Health Care
New Carolina Journal Online Features
Jeff Moore reports for Carolina Journal Online on the latest example of North Carolina’s certificate-of-need restrictions causing problems for health care consumers. John Hood’s CJ Opinion highlights a massive funding…
Transportation
More Woes at NCDOT; and How to Fix Them
The bad news for North Carolina’s Department of Transportation (NCDOT) continues. A May 2020 audit found that NCDOT overspent by $742 million in the fiscal year ending June 30 ,2019…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Hey Charlotte: If spending has such great “economic impact,” why hide huge cost overruns?
My latest article for the American Institute for Economic Research takes note of the fact that, thanks to Eric Rowell of Hunterville’s question, the celebrated “economic impact” study for Charlotte’s proposed…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Democrats on Capitol Hill Face Internal Battle Over Spending
Susan Ferrechio of the Washington Examiner predicts a tough September for congressional Democrats. House and Senate Democrats will have to resolve a bitter internal battle over spending in order to…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
$1.1 Trillion Federal Infrastructure Bill Tees Up $3.5 Trillion Spending Spree
The infrastructure bill (H.R. 3684), passed by the U.S. Senate with bipartisan support on August 10, expands government power, puts America into more debt and sets the stage for a dangerous $3.5…