Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing this press release. RALEIGH — North Carolina earns the dubious distinction this week of joining the Tax Foundation’s list of the top 10 states with the worst business tax climates. The John Locke Foundation’s top budget expert places much of the blame on...
Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing North Carolina’s latest unemployment data. RALEIGH — North Carolina has little reason to celebrate as its official unemployment numbers start to look more like the average numbers posted across the country. The John Locke Foundation’s top budget expert offers that view as he...
RALEIGH — After raising the local property tax rate by 9 cents in the past two years — including a $1 million tax hike in the past year alone — Montgomery County commissioners are pushing for a $225,000 sales-tax hike. John Locke Foundation researchers question that proposal in a new Regional Brief. Voters will decide...
RALEIGH — Alleghany County commissioners are relying on pure speculation as they push a $160,000 sales tax hike. That’s the conclusion John Locke Foundation experts reach in a new Regional Brief. Voters will decide Nov. 2 whether county commissioners can raise the local sales tax rate by 0.25 cents. As they cast their ballots, JLF...
RALEIGH — Clay County commissioners say a $200,000 sales-tax hike would help them pay for a new school, but John Locke Foundation researchers explain in a new Regional Brief that the numbers don’t match the rhetoric. Voters will decide Nov. 2 whether county commissioners can raise the local sales tax rate by 0.25 cents. As...
RALEIGH — Columbus County commissioners are overselling the value of a proposed sales-tax increase by at least $300,000. That’s the assessment of John Locke Foundation experts, who raise red flags about the mistaken estimates in a new Regional Brief. Voters will decide Nov. 2 whether county commissioners can raise the local sales tax rate by...
RALEIGH — Three Cherokee County commissioners who lost primary elections hope to leave the county with a $600,000 sales-tax hike as a parting gift. John Locke Foundation researchers question the need for that tax increase in a new Regional Brief. Voters will decide Nov. 2 whether county commissioners can raise the local sales tax rate...
RALEIGH — Voters had no say before Alamance County commissioners decided to place a $2.4 million tax hike on the ballot, but they have plenty of good reasons to question that tax hike now. That’s the assessment John Locke Foundation researchers make in a new Regional Brief. Alamance commissioners want voters to approve raising the...
RALEIGH — Three strikes have not been enough to stop Harnett County commissioners from pursuing a voter-approved $1.2 million tax increase. In a new Regional Brief, John Locke Foundation researchers set out reasons why Harnett voters might want to call “strike four.” Voters will decide Nov. 2 whether county commissioners can raise the local sales...
RALEIGH — Sharp divisions among Person County commissioners should raise red flags for voters considering a proposed $675,000 sales-tax hike. Three of the five commissioners have questioned the timing and potential negative impact of a tax increase, according to a new John Locke Foundation Regional Brief. Voters will decide Nov. 2 whether county commissioners can...
RALEIGH — Bladen County voters can force county commissioners to honor their recent “No Tax Increase” promise as they say “yes” or “no” to a proposed $375,000 sales-tax hike. John Locke Foundation researchers question the sales-tax proposal in a new Regional Brief. Voters will decide Nov. 2 whether county commissioners can raise the local sales...
Click here to view and here to listen to Michael Sanera discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH — Guilford County voters have a chance to curb county commissioners’ “credit card” spending spree when considering a proposed $11.6 million tax hike. That’s the conclusion John Locke Foundation researchers reach in a new Regional Brief. Voters will decide...