county in Georgia, United States
Perhaps the greatest political science lesson ever taught can be found in the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that…
Someday politicians in Raleigh will stop the corporate welfare schemes and treat all businesses fairly and equally.
NCInnovation touted the failing VinFast as a great success story of "intentional innovation effort."
According to the latest press release from the Governor’s press office, Governor Roy Cooper pledged $1.2 million in taxpayer dollars to a battery company for their expansion. If it is true that…
Economic development incentives divert taxpayer money to politically favored companies at the expense of the rest of the state. These programs themselves do not create jobs and are a minor…
Republican budget writers released their conference budget adjustments for the new fiscal year on Tuesday, circumventing the traditional appropriations process. The budget proposal would increase bottom-line spending, add to the…
Government incentives leave people and the economy worse off, not better, by politicians making decisions with other people's resources that they wouldn't make themselves. Gov. Cooper et al. just decided…
Last week, Gov. Roy Cooper pulled $50 million from reserve accounts and funds set aside for summer reading camps (which will not occur this summer for obvious reasons). Districts and…
With a competitive Democratic presidential primary and a Republican incumbent, eight counties saw an opportunity to get voter approval for a sales tax referendum. This was the first presidential primary…
Nearly every election cycle, a handful of counties place a sales tax referendum on the ballot. This primary season, four counties are doing just that: Wayne, Forsyth, Madison, and Chatham.…
Another election, another opportunity for counties to ask voters to raise the sales tax. Only two of 25 tax votes have passed when held in conjunction with presidential primaries, with an…
The N.C. Department of Public Instruction released estimates for the distribution of $100 million in lottery funds for school facilities. Charter schools are not entitled to lottery funds for this…