North Carolina has one of the best-performing economies in the country. We also have one of the country’s most competitive tax codes. That’s no coincidence. Tax reform has served our state well. According to a just-released study by the Tax Foundation, North Carolina’s overall tax system is the 13th-most competitive in the country and third-best...
Federal broadband grants were never supposed to be taxable. When Congress launched the National Broadband Plan and the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP), grants were explicitly non-taxable.
While 77% of North Carolina's GOP voters believe tariffs help the national economy, just 40% believe tariffs help them personally.
The University of Florida proves that academic excellence can be achieved at an affordable price. The University of Florida is consistently ranked among the top 10 public universities.
For a state accustomed to faring well on many economic and policy comparisons, North Carolina’s middling score on social mobility ought to make us uncomfortable. According to a fascinating new report from the Archbridge Institute, our state ranks 23rd in fostering social mobility. Archbridge, a think tank with a mission to “lift barriers to human...
These proposals will generate attention, but they do little to make a dent in the fundamental issue: North Carolina simply doesn’t have enough housing to meet demand.
What if we can return to these market-based systems (some of which are re-emerging on their own) and save the nation from an unnecessary debt crisis?
House and Senate leaders say they will not take up the state budget again until 2026, leaving NC as the only state without a budget at this point. Here are some suggestions to help resolve the big issues.
