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.
New Carolina Journal Online Features
Carolina Journal Online reports on Gov. Roy Cooper’s demand that state budget writers dump proposals to limit his power. Ray Nothstine’s CJ Opinion says the Afghanistan debacle should remind us…
To Remain Competitive, North Carolina Must Cut Taxes
Patrick Gleason of Americans for Tax Reform highlights what could be South Carolina’s forthcoming tax advantage. Our neighboring state of South Carolina has proposed a plan that would replace the state’s current graduated income…
Comprehensive Review of RCTs Shows — Again — Masks Don’t Work
Prior to Spring 2020, established research had demonstrated using randomized control trials (RCTs, the research gold standard) that face masks don't prevent infection from respiratory viruses. Since then, however, politicized…
Adapt or Die. Great Story About How a Business Is Surviving COVID.
Adapt or die. That’s what happened to a tour bus company that catered to rock and country music stars before the pandemic. Once COVID-19 hit, business dried up. That meant…
New Carolina Journal Online Features
David Bass reports for Carolina Journal Online that critics have concerns despite N.C. lawmakers devoting budget money to Leandro school funding priorities. John Hood’s CJ Opinion argues that N.C. voters…
The NC Threat-Free Index and Immunity Update for the Week Ending August 16
This past week 99.4% of people in NC posed no threat of passing along COVID-19 to anyone, and over three-fourths (77.5%) of adult North Carolinians are estimated to be immune.
The House Budget Had Good Ideas for Opticians, and the Final Budget Can, Too
An earlier version of the House budget would have relaxed some of the restrictions North Carolina places on its licensed opticians. Those reforms would have followed some of the John…
New Carolina Journal Online Features
Donna King writes for Carolina Journal Online about N.C. bills that would remove barriers to entry for cosmetology jobs. A CJ Opinion article urges N.C. policymakers not to manufacture a…
Cooper Should Look to Wisconsin’s Budget Success
North Carolina is one of the few U.S. states left without a budget for the current fiscal year. It is also one of just a few states with a Republican…
Perspective: Senate Tax Plan Is Superior To House Plan
Last week we provided a quick primer on the differences between the operating budget plans put forth by the N.C. House, the N.C. Senate, and Gov. Roy Cooper, courtesy of…
Worrying about the ‘Japanification’ of the American economy
Desmond Lachman writes at the Hill about recent world history that should concern Americans. In the 1990s, Japan suffered a lost economic decade of highly disappointing economic growth and price…
New Carolina Journal Online Features
John Trump reports for Carolina Journal Online on the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on UNC-dependent Chapel Hill. John Hood’s CJ Opinion explains why everyone favors limits on democracy.