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.
State of Emergency? NC Has Not Had Excess Deaths from Covid-19 Since Mid-March
We demonstrated last summer that — even without DHHS reporting to the CDC — it is possible to see whether North Carolina has been witnessing Covid-caused excess deaths. Since mid-March,…
How Much Are Cooper’s Orders to Blame for Non-Covid Excess Deaths in North Carolina?
From the week ending April 25, 2020, into January 2021 (the last month for which we have data), North Carolina was experiencing excess deaths without counting Covid deaths — i.e.,…
New Carolina Journal Online Feature
John Hood’s CJ Opinion explains why picking pockets doesn’t boost an economy.
Covid-19 Cases Down 75% After Cooper’s Mask Order, Other Restrictions Lifted
The people who told you lockdowns and face masks were the only ways to fight Covid-19 now would have you think that vaccination is the only thing that counts toward community…
How Much Are Cooper’s Orders to Blame for Non-Covid Excess Deaths in North Carolina?
Research continues to find serious, deadly effects of lockdowns and severe government restrictions over Covid-19, such as Gov. Cooper's, while failing to find evidence of their purported benefits. From March…
New Carolina Journal Online Features
Jeff Moore reports for Carolina Journal Online on the Senate budget’s ban of collusive lawsuit settlements involving the state attorney general. Donna King reports on the Senate’s 32-18 vote to…
Dan Blue’s Continued Hypocrisy on Taxes
Estimates from the Senate budget proposal’s tax cut plan project a tax savings of roughly $13.9 billion over the next five years. According to Senate Minority Leader Dan Blue (D-Wake),…
Federal government pushes small businesses toward Amazon
Leif Le Mahieu writes for the Washington Free Beacon about Biden administration policies that promote Amazon. The federal government is steering small businesses to do more business with Amazon to…
Turning Every State Into California
Jacob Huebert explains at National Review Online why Biden administration policies would encourage less-profligate states to emulate California. President Biden’s recently enacted American Rescue Plan Act gives states billions for…
A Closer Look at Education in the Senate Budget Plan
The Senate budget plan would address current education spending needs, increase salaries for teachers and education personnel and offer bonuses, and increase all steps of base teacher salaries. It would…
Senate Budget Plan Leverages Surplus Revenue for Tax Cuts, Infrastructure Investments
Recent revenue reports project overcollections in the current fiscal year of $6 billion. This added windfall provides many options to budget writers. The Senate budget plan focuses on tax cuts…
The NC Threat-Free Index and Immunity Update for the Week Ending June 21
Over 99.9% of people in NC posed no threat of passing along COVID-19 to anyone, and an estimated 71.0% of adult North Carolinians are immune.