RALEIGH — New state data show North Carolina entering its second year of double-digit unemployment. The John Locke Foundation’s top budget expert says evidence of continued employment woes should prompt elected officials to scrap policies that hurt job creation. Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing North Carolina’s latest unemployment...
RALEIGH — A better project selection process is more important than new funding sources in addressing North Carolina’s transportation needs. The John Locke Foundation’s top budget expert will deliver that message today in testimony to state legislators. Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing this press release. “The question of...
RALEIGH — The average North Carolinian surrendered almost 5 percent of his personal income to fund city and county government in the 2008 budget year, according to a new report from the John Locke Foundation. The local tax and fee burden now tops more than $2,000 a year in six of North Carolina’s largest cities....
RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in Asheville totaled about $2,257 per resident in the 2008 budget year, ranking the city No. 3 out of North Carolina’s 32 largest ranked cities, according to a new John Locke Foundation report. Asheville dropped one spot from its No. 2 ranking in 2007. Click here to view and...
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 jumps to No. 2 on the latest statewide list. Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing this report....
RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in Fayetteville totaled $1,419 per resident in the 2008 budget year, according to a new John Locke Foundation report. Fayetteville ranked No. 29 among North Carolina’s 32 largest ranked cities in local government costs per person. Sanford ($1,667) ranked no. 21. Click here to view and here to listen...
RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in Greenville totaled $1,581 per person in the 2008 budget year, ranking the city No. 25 out of 32 larger North Carolina cities, according to a new John Locke Foundation report. Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing this report. Greenville dropped to No....
RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in Hickory totaled about $1,976 per person in the 2008 budget year. That total ranks Hickory No. 8 among North Carolina’s larger cities in local government costs per person, according to a new John Locke Foundation report. Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing...
RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in Rocky Mount totaled about $1,552 per person in the 2008 budget year. The city ranked No. 26 out of North Carolina’s 32 largest ranked cities in local government costs per person, according to a new John Locke Foundation report. Wilson, at $1,629 per person, ranked No. 23. Click...
RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees topped $1,971 per person in Greensboro during the 2008 budget year, a total that pushes the city to No. 9 in the tax-burden rankings of North Carolina’s largest communities. High Point ranks No. 11, and Winston-Salem No. 16, according to a new John Locke Foundation report. Click here to...
RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees reached $2,252 per person in Chapel Hill during the 2008 budget year, as the Orange County town ranked No. 4 among North Carolina’s largest municipalities in per capita local government costs. A new John Locke Foundation report ranks Durham No. 6, Cary No. 7, and Raleigh No. 10. Click...
RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in Wilmington topped $2,125 per person in the 2008 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. Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing this report. Charlotte...