John Hood’s latest Daily Journal explains how North Carolina is playing an increasingly significant role in national public policy debates.

When Congress enacted tax reform a few weeks ago, the final product bore a striking resemblance to the state tax changes North Carolina’s legislature has enacted since 2013. That’s no accident. Our state’s influence on national politics and policy has been growing for years — a trend likely to continue in 2018 and beyond. …

… North Carolina’s influence on the national conversation is hardly limited to tax policy. Other states are studying and seeking to emulate our state’s recent regulatory reforms, expansions of school choice, and transportation-funding reforms. North Carolina is also the envy of other states in our careful approach to fiscal stewardship, which has produced a top-rated savings reserve, high bond ratings, and a series of healthy budget surpluses while other states struggled to pay their bills.