A majority of the state’s hospitals are reaping the benefits of tax-exempt status but come up short in providing adequate charity care to earn that designation — and they’re getting away with it. That’s the conclusion of a report released in October jointly…
Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, asks N.C. Treasurer Dale Folwell about the recent controversy surrounding a $1.7 billion education funding order. This exchange took place during the Jan. 7, 2021, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”…
Gov. Roy Cooper signed an executive order Friday, Jan. 7, that aims to reduce greenhouse gases to net-zero by 2050. Cooper also wants to transition all state vehicles to electric and to enhance goals for drivers to switch to electric and other zero-emission vehicles. Cooper, in a news release, said…
As the federal government — and leaders in North Carolina — look to plow millions of taxpayer dollars into broadband growth, a possible merger between two internet providers with strong footprints in the state could help facilitate high-speed infrastructure development. Zayou Group LLC of Boulder, Colorado…
North Carolina ranks just outside of the top 10 states, at No. 11, in the latest Tax Foundation State Business Tax Climate Index. The newly released ranking arrives just two weeks after the Tax Foundation touted reforms embedded in North Carolina’s new state budget. If those reforms had taken…
The Tar Heel State’s budget for the new biennium includes $100 million in supplemental pay for public school teachers in some of the state’s smallest, poorest counties. The supplemental pay is valued at up to $4,250 per teacher but the exact value differs significantly across…
Not only are inflationary policies the most harmful to the poor, but there is too little attention given to their adverse effects.
North Carolina would jump from No. 10 to No. 5 in the Tax Foundation’s state business tax climate rankings, if recently approved reforms took effect immediately. That’s a key finding in the foundation’s latest assessment of the state’s tax policy, titled “North Carolina Reinforces Its Tax Reform Legacy.” After…
State and local tax deductions, commonly referred to within the Washington beltway as “SALT,” have become a lightning rod for bipartisan criticism over the past few weeks – a flashpoint that has received national attention. Under H.R. 5376, the so-called “Build Back Better Act” that was passed by the…
State Controller Linda Combs is going to court to block a recent ruling in the long-running Leandro school funding case. Combs filed a petition Wednesday asking the N.C. Court of Appeals to issue a “writ of prohibition.” The writ would block retired Union County Judge David Lee’s order for…
