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State Supreme Court to tackle tax dispute over wireless retailer’s prepaid cards

The North Carolina Supreme Court will decide in the months ahead whether a cell phone retailer should have collected sales tax on its prepaid cards from 2016 through 2018. The dispute involves more than $516,000 in unpaid taxes and penalties.

CJ Staff
Opinion

NC should be first in financial freedom

Listen to talk radio long enough, or watch cable news for a segment or two, and you’re bound to hear an advertisement for physical gold. These commercials are probably playing in your head right now, complete with a recognizable (albeit past prime) actor or media personality, telling you that gold is a “safe haven asset”...

Jeff Moore
Opinion

Politicians play with fairy dust

It’s hard not to play along when children come up with cute untruths. Back when one of my now-grown sons was just an Opie Taylor-like tyke, for example, he used to tell me matter-of-factly that if he didn’t go to bed, the moon wouldn’t rise. It was a reasonable conclusion based on his experience at...

John Hood
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Bad for business? NC Chamber bemoans primary winners Morrow, Farley

North Carolina’s economy has been growing by leaps and bounds in recent years, earning it the moniker of “The Best State to do Business” two years in a row (2022 & 2023) by CNBC, among other accolades. But, with recent GOP primary election winners, Michelle Morrow for NC Superintendent of Public Instruction and Luke Farley for NC Commissioner of Labor, the North Carolina Chamber fears that the state’s crown may be tarnished if they and others win in the General Election.

Theresa Opeka
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Democratic justices object to Supreme Court stay in Stein consumer protection case

The state Supreme Court has blocked a lower court order favoring Attorney General Josh Stein in a consumer protection case against MV Realty. Thursday’s order granting a temporary stay split the court, 5-2, with the two Democratic justices voting no.

CJ Staff

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Charlotte real estate market expected to have strong year in 2024

Charlotte’s housing market will continue to see expanded growth in conjunction with growth across other sectors, while homeowners with low interest rates may be hesitant to sell, making inventory tighter.

Zach Rounceville
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NCInnovation hires two new executives

The public-private-partnership NCInnovation (NCI), a private non-profit which aims to help commercialize public university research in North Carolina, announced the expansion of its senior leadership team Tuesday. Josh Howard will serve as General Counsel and Chief Ethics, Risk and Compliance Officer, while Erica Shrader joins the NCI as Vice President of Corporate Affairs. Howard, a...

CJ Staff
Opinion

America has a chance to regain the innovation lead

Like it or not, the United States and China are locked in high-stakes global competition over trade, technology, and national security. Ironically, at this crucial time, China appears to have found an unwitting ally in the US Supreme Court. The challenge couldn’t be more serious. But if Congress can move with bipartisan resolve, a legislative...

James Edwards
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Bald Head Island, transportation provider split on lawsuit’s timeline

The Village of Bald Head Island and the provider of transportation services to and from the mainland are taking contrasting approaches to the timeline for resolving a legal dispute. Competing court filings Thursday at the North Carolina Court of Appeals exposed the divide.

CJ Staff