Liberty
Film incentives? No, thank you.
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…
Ruth Samuelson
Elections & Public Integrity
Dispatches from the campaign trail, March 7, 2014
• We send our condolences to the family and loved ones of state Senate Minority Leader Martin Nesbitt. The Buncombe County Democrat, who had served in the General Assembly since…
Energy
Businessweek mentions N.C.’s renewable energy mandate miscue
In an article about the unlikely partnership between a Georgia-based Tea Party group and the Sierra Club, Bloomberg Businessweek briefly mentions North Carolina’s recent debate over the state’s renewable energy…
Liberty
Ruth Samuelson will not seek reelection
Well that certainly is an unexpected development. It’s also a game-changer as Samuelson is key GOP fundraiser and leader in N.C. House. Jim Morrill of the UPoR offers up a…
Energy
Thanks, high-rate cronies! (Bok, bok!)
Big Energy (the “morally correct” Big Energy, that is, the one that is allowed to raise rates on the poor captured ratepayers and engage in the worst of cronyism without…
Liberty
Jerry Orr gets fired
Or resigns. Or is still in charge. Or will soon be in charge again. Or something like that. It all gets rather confusing in the immediate aftermath of the General…
Liberty
Tax credits for film industry survive House Finance – barely.
The House Tax Reform plan was the main attraction in the House Finance Committee meeting this morning. Two amendments of particular interest were offered. Rep. Julia Howard (R-Iredell), a realtor…
Liberty
Fight Against High-Cost Energy Mandate Gains Strength In N.C. Senate
Roy Cordato, vice president for research for the John Locke Foundation, provides this update about legislative efforts to defend North Carolinians against the mandate that currently forces utility companies to…
Liberty
About that mayoral and congressional race
This is pretty funny. The Charlotte Observer puts out something called “The inaugural Mayoral Power Rankings” of possible candidates to be mayor of Charlotte yesterday and then had to update…
Liberty
The SB 298 defeat–a tale of special interest politics, pure and simple
As has already been noted on the Locker Room, on Wednesday the Republican controlled House Public Utilities Committee voted 18-13–allying themselves with the Obama administration and powerful special interest groups…
Liberty
NC Republicans collude with Obama administration, special interests, and enviros against utility customers
View in your browser. Weekly John Locke Foundation research division newsletter focusing on environmental issues. This newsletter highlights relevant analysis done by the JLF and other think tanks as well…
Liberty
House Public Utility Committee Turns Back HB 298, Continues Raw Deal for Taxpayers and RatePayers
House Bill 298, Affordable and Reliable Energy Act was the only bill heard in the House Public Utilities Committee today. When a mandate for utility companies to derive 12 ½%…