Legislators and policy advocates debated Tuesday in Gastonia over a proposed constitutional amendment which would lower the cap on state income tax rates from 10 to 7 percent. The personal income tax now sits at a flat rate of 5.499 percent.
Gov. Roy Cooper signed into law the $793 million Hurricane Florence Disaster Recovery Act on Tuesday, Oct. 16, following unanimous legislative passage. An N.C. State University political science professor says not to expect the good vibrations to last. “We see these…
North Carolina ranks among the nation's top 10 states for fiscal health. Its governor earns an F grade for fiscal policies. Those two facts are compatible.
Civitas Institute, a conservative public policy organization, released a poll Monday, Oct. 15, showing a tight race in North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District. SurveyUSA surveyed 533 likely voters between Oct. 9 to Oct. 12, using a blended sample and mixed-mode…
From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 804: N.C. legislators returned to Raleigh for the first of what they expect to be multiple sessions linked to Hurricane Florence disaster relief. In addition to a $56.5 million disaster relief fund, lawmakers unanimously supported legislation targeting schools, state matches for federal disaster…
N.C. legislators returned to Raleigh for the first of what they expect to be multiple sessions linked to Hurricane Florence disaster relief. In addition to a $56.5 million disaster relief fund, lawmakers unanimously supported legislation targeting schools, state matches for federal disaster funding, even mosquitoes. Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief,…
Municipal sewage systems jettisoned tens of millions of gallons of untreated human waste into Hurricane Florence floodwaters, dwarfing the hog manure lagoon discharges state and national media cited as public health and environmental hazards. The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality issued preliminary estimates…
Legislative leaders plan to allocate $794 million for Hurricane Florence disaster relief when they return to special session on Monday, Oct. 15. Most of the money will come from the $2.1 billion Rainy Day Fund Republicans built up over recent years to prevent tax increases or…
While High Point University was surveying North Carolinians about their political opinions and voter preferences, the country was embroiled in a divisive battle over the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Yet the hearing, which featured allegations of sexual assault against Kavanaugh, probably didn’t…
Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses N.C. lawmakers’ creation of a Hurricane Florence relief fund. Henderson offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
