Jeffrey Blehar writes for National Review Online about one of President Donald Trump’s latest tariff ideas. Politico sought to associate these newly announced tariffs with the administration’s semi-honorary “ambassador to…
Gov. Cooper – Who Supposedly Opposes “Corporate Tax Giveaways” – Gives Yet Another Tax Break to Multi-billion Dollar International Corporation
NCInnovation touted the failing VinFast as a great success story of "intentional innovation effort."
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…
North Carolina continues to make headlines for its economic development incentives. These projects are lauded for creating jobs, but in reality, the projects rarely meet the job goals and are…
The Tax Foundation has released its annual Best Business Tax Climate Index list, and North Carolina is ranked at no. 10. The list “enables business leaders, government policy makers, and taxpayers to…
As thousands of small businesses were forced to close for good as a result of his economic lockdowns, Gov. Cooper's administration handed out $1.2 billion worth of corporate welfare
My previous research brief discussed that last year Gov. Roy Cooper pledged over $1.3 billion in corporate welfare to just 58 corporations from state “economic development” incentives programs whose stated purposes are about “job creation.”…
In 2021, Gov. Cooper blew past his previous years’ corporate welfare numbers in pledging $1.3 billion in incentives giveaways to just 58 corporations His 39-year, $846-million award to Apple, a…
Aluminum beverage packaging company Ball Corporation and power technology company Smart Wires this week announced new sites in the Tar Heel State. While the companies’ decisions to invest in North…
Zachary Halaschak of the Washington Examiner documents disappointing bipartisan support for a bad idea: state film and television incentives. States, even those not traditionally associated with Hollywood, have been pushing…
The total count is $1,522,891,600 in state money pledged to 97 corporations.