Budget, Taxation & Economy
At the state legislature, Locke advocates for limiting the expenditure of tax dollars and strictly limiting its tax burdens on families and businesses.
Taxes Were Due Yesterday, But the Inflation Tax is Every Day
The Biden administration is laughably calling this the "Putin Price Hike," but nobody outside of the focus group that approved this slogan is buying it.
Right-to-Work Laws a Boon to Manufacturing
Right-to-work laws are a magnet for manufacturing and construction jobs.
North Carolina Budget and Tax Policy Highlights
The purpose of the North Carolina Budget & Tax Highlights is to equip the legislator, as well as the layman, with updated data to better understand state fiscal policy issues and trends…
March Jobs Report
North Carolina’s employment situation improved once again last month as the unemployment rate decreased to 3.5% for March according to the latest data from the North Carolina Department of Commerce. The state…
More Money for the Wake County Schools? Yes, Superintendent is Asking for More.
That nod to the famous line from Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist may be what some Wake County commissioners are thinking after learning that Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) Superintendent…
Corporate Welfare Is An Attack on Freedom
All economic activity is the result of someone’s plan. The major dispute for centuries has been over who should do the planning. Corporate welfare schemes override individuals’ right to pursue…
Report Card on Covid Response Gives North Carolina a ‘B’
What were the results of states’ actions to mitigate COVID-19? Three experts tackled this question and published their results in a recent NBER working paper titled “A Final Report Card on the…
It’s Time to Rethink the Way We Pay Teachers
The Professional Educator Preparation and Standards Commission (PEPSC) unveiled an initial proposal to redesign North Carolina’s teacher salary system. The PEPSC proposal offers a performance-based, seven-tier system that would require…
New Record for Business Creation in North Carolina
North Carolina continues to create businesses at a rapid pace. Thanks to conservative policies, more individuals are empowered to identify market opportunities and bear the uncertainty that comes with starting…
Cooper Can’t Part With Emergency
North Carolina’s state of emergency was set to expire today, April 5th. But given Gov. Roy Cooper’s actions last week, it is clear he is not ready to let the…
Our Corporate Welfare Insanity Is Fast Heading to a Bad Place
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…
“I’m a capitalist, but …”
Biden Marketed His Proposal as “Fiscally Responsible” On Monday, President Joe Biden announced his budget for Fiscal Year 2023. Though presidents’ budgets are primarily aspirational, they reflect agenda items we can expect…