North Carolina lawmakers cut taxes in the last biennium budget, lowering the dollar amount workers owe to the state. During the current long session, we may see additional tax changes. There…
According to a report released yesterday by the State Treasurer’s office, most nonprofit hospitals are not meeting their requirements of charity care. Yet with inconsistent definitions of what is required, the…
Carolina Journal Online reports on the N.C. House vote to exempt military retiree pay from the state income tax. Ray Nothstine’s CJ Opinion explains why a state tax cut is…
This week, JLF’s Jordan Roberts wrote a research brief that provides an alternative to the current health insurance status quo. This alternative has the potential to protect those with preexisting…
Brad Polumbo writes for the Washington Examiner about Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul’s idea for addressing concerns about college student loans. Republicans and sensible liberals alike are right to point out…
The Carolina Panthers may have a new owner, but at least one thing remains constant, a provision tucked away in an otherwise unnoticed bill to provide a special tax break…
Jenna Robinson of the Martin Center uses her latest column to probe tax exemptions for university-owned property. Connecticut legislators made headlines last year when they introduced a bill to tax…
This morning, Mecklenburg County Commissioners voted 5-4 to spend millions of dollars of taxpayers’ money to subsidize a very wealthy family’s pursuit of a potentially extremely lucrative professional soccer team. The…
Ethan Barton of the Daily Caller shines light on tactics the IRS used to thwart Tea Party groups. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officials orchestrated a complex scheme to dump conservative…
The ongoing attempt of Ken Allison to set up a Euro-style recycling center in Haywood County had another turn. Allison at first was going to build at a discount. Eight…
A minimum wage increase that prices competition out of the market while exempting companies with a unionized work force, that’s what. This article by Partrice Lee at the Independent Women’s…
One of the great things non-profit hospitals do is provide care to all paying and non-paying patients at all hours of the day. In return, they are exempt from paying property…