Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing this report. RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in Asheville totaled about $2,173 per resident in the 2009 budget year, ranking the city No. 3 out of North Carolina’s largest ranked cities, according to a new John Locke Foundation report. Asheville also ranked...
Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing this report. RALEIGH — Charlotte continues to top the list of larger cities with the highest local government costs per person in North Carolina, according to a new John Locke Foundation report. Nearby Mooresville drops two notches to No. 4 on the latest...
Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing this report. RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in Fayetteville totaled $1,418 per resident in the 2009 budget year, according to a new John Locke Foundation report. Fayetteville ranked No. 30 among North Carolina’s 34 largest ranked cities in local government costs per...
Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing this report. RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in Greenville totaled $1,513 per person in the 2009 budget year, ranking the city No. 28 out of 34 larger North Carolina cities, according to a new John Locke Foundation report. Greenville dropped to No....
Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing this report. RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in Wilmington topped $2,112 per person in the 2009 budget year, according to a new John Locke Foundation report. That total placed Wilmington at No. 5 in a ranking of the state’s larger cities. Charlotte...
Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing this report. RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in Hickory totaled about $1,854 per person in the 2009 budget year. That total ranks Hickory No. 15 among North Carolina’s larger cities in local government costs per person, according to a new John Locke...
Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing this report. RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in Rocky Mount totaled about $1,434 per person in the 2009 budget year. The city ranked No. 29 out of North Carolina’s 34 largest ranked cities in local government costs per person, according to a...
Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing this report. RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees topped $2,275 per person in Chapel Hill during the 2009 budget year, as the Orange County town jumped two spots to rank No. 2 among North Carolina’s largest municipalities in per capita local government costs....
Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing this report. RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in New Bern totaled about $1,673 per person in the 2009 budget year, and the city dropped two spots on a list ranking North Carolina’s largest cities based on their tax burdens. New Bern placed...
Click here to view and here to listen to Daren Bakst discussing this press release. RALEIGH — The John Locke Foundation, Center for Constitutional Litigation, and a scholar with the libertarian Cato Institute have submitted letters to N.C. Gov. Beverly Perdue that bolster the legal case for a bill protecting North Carolinians from federal government...
Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Terry Stoops discussing this press release. RALEIGH — A debate over a school testing bill that has pitted legislators against a Wake County judge highlights the need for lawmakers to amend the bill. That’s the conclusion of the John Locke Foundation’s top education expert. “While...
Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — As Gov. Beverly Perdue and the new Republican-led General Assembly consider options for closing a state budget hole, a new Spotlight report from the John Locke Foundation’s top budget expert shows how they can reach their goal while...