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As the legislature hunkers down to re-draw some of the House and Senate districts to comply with the recent Common Cause three-judge decision which claimed “extreme” partisan gerrymandering, new maps…
Senate Bill 820 made it’s way through the North Carolina General Assembly quickly last week. It now puts into law more tax incentives for big businesses. These corporate giveaways provide…
A bill introduced this week in the North Carolina Senate would choose “economic development” policies over economic growth policies. It’s not a good choice if the aim is actually to…
Greensboro News & Record reports on a bill introduced yesterday that will offer more incentives to big businesses looking to come to the area. A Republican-sponsored bill, introduced Tuesday, aims…
Carolina Journal reports: The General Assembly’s newly created subcommittees to investigate the pace of spending on recovery efforts for Hurricane Matthew and the unusual side fund negotiated by the Cooper…
Preserving legislative integrity and maintaining public trust were central to a legislative debate led by state Rep. Julia Howard, R-Davie, on Tuesday. It was an important conversation to embrace, and…
Budgets lay out priorities. Votes on the budget reflect priorities of lawmakers. The governor had his with a 2.3% increase in spending. The House passed a budget last week that…
The Common Core debate is far from over. Thursday afternoon the House Education Committee took up Senate Bill 812, Maintain State Authority Over State Standards, aka the Common Core Bill.…
Film incentives are a bad deal for North Carolina taxpayers. It’s bad public policy. Job creation is questionable and reports are misleading. It is inconsistent with positive tax reforms. Over…
From the Wall Street Journal: Congress may be mired in gridlock, but the federal bureaucracy is busier than ever. In 2013 the Federal Register contained 3,659 “final” rules, which means…
If this column piqued your interest in North Carolina government’s approach to taxing tickets to entertainment events, you might be interested to learn that the General Assembly’s Revenue Laws Study…
Filing closed on Friday, and the news is as much about who isn’t running as who is: Democratic mayoral nomination: Essentially, Patrick Cannon versus James Mitchell with Cannon likely a…