Liberty
Be Terrified! Watch WRAL Sensationalize a DHHS Data Dump
DHHS adds a glut of cases from Dec. 31 to Jan. 11. WRAL's danger-red "BREAKING" banner blares: "44,833 people in NC tested positive for COVID in the past 24 hrs."
Morrisville
town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Cooper’s shutdown kills a pub
Have you even considered what it's going to be like if only one-third of your favorite joints are going to be there when we're finally allowed to get out and…
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Cooper’s shutdown kills a pub
There are brutal calculations taking place all across North Carolina right now. Every day that restaurants are shut down pushes more of them past the point where they can survive.…
Elections & Public Integrity
Amendment critics need to move beyond partisan spin, JLF’s Mitch Kokai says
John Locke Foundation’s Mitch Kokai writes for Carolina Journal’s Daily Journal: Critics have devised reasonable arguments against each of the six constitutional amendmentson North Carolina’s election ballot. But outlandish claims…
Research Brief
Regulation
“Bicycle Superhighway” is a Super Bad Deal for Wake Taxpayers
Earlier this week, I got a call from a reporter at The News & Observer asking for comment on a proposed “bicycle superhighway” that would run parallel to I-40 for…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Wake County Recommends Transit Plan To Nowhere
On November 8, voters in Wake County will be presented with a ballot full of national, state, and local races. But they will also face a question that could cost…
Liberty
Chapel Hill, Durham & Cary In Top 10 For N.C. Local Tax Burdens
Triangle residents endure some of the highest local tax burdens in North Carolina. From today’s news release from the John Locke Foundation about the new “By The Numbers” report on…
Chapel Hill, Durham, and Cary in top 10 for N.C. local tax burdens
RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees topped $2,315 per person in Chapel Hill during the 2012 budget year, as the Orange County town dropped from No. 2 to No. 3…
Liberty
NC’s 10 best places to Retire
According to a North Carolina based real-estate company, Movoto, they have compiled a ranking of the top ten places to retire in North Carolina. They only chose cities with a…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
More NC companies qualify for corporate welfare
More corporate welfare is in the offing for companies calling North Carolina home. Back in November, a couple of companies announced expansion and relocation plans that drew the attention of…
Liberty
Chapel Hill ranks No. 2, Durham, Cary, Raleigh in top 10 for N.C. local tax burdens
The new JLF report, By The Numbers: What Government Costs in North Carolina Cities and Counties FY 2011, uses the most recent data available from the State Treasurer, Bureau of…
Chapel Hill ranks No. 2, Durham, Cary, Raleigh in top 10 for N.C. local tax burdens
Click here to view and here to listen to Michael Lowrey discussing this report. RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees topped $2,303 per person in Chapel Hill during the 2011…