With the deadline for filing income tax returns rapidly approaching, North Carolinians in every income group are finding that their state income tax burden is lower. That’s thanks to historic tax reform passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Pat McCrory. Still, North Carolina progressives continue to repeat the discredited claim that vast numbers of North Carolinians have been burdened with a tax hike. John Locke Foundation Vice President for Outreach Becki Gray discusses the facts of tax reform and makes recommendations for further reforms that would continue to respect taxpayers and eliminate unfair double taxation that exists in the code. Then we turn to health care policy. A bill moving through the N.C. House would reform North Carolina’s certificate-of-need process, exempting health care providers from the requirement to seek state permission before opening ambulatory surgery centers or diagnostic centers, or providing new psychiatric beds. You’ll hear highlights from the bill’s supporters, including health care providers who would see benefits from reduced regulation. Next is a debate over decision-making control. State lawmakers are considering a bill to change the way Greensboro elects its city council. Supporters say the current system puts too much power in the hands of a handful of power brokers concentrated in one section of the city. Opponents accuse the General Assembly of meddling in local politics. You’ll hear arguments for and against the change. That’s followed by a look at the impact golfers have on the North Carolina economy, which the golf industry says is major. The industry is trying to limit the state’s regulatory burden on golf courses. You’ll hear from Del Ratcliffe, president of the N.C. Golf Course Owners Association, and Caleb Miles, president and CEO of the Pinehurst-Southern Pines-Aberdeeen Area Visitors Bureau, who recently discussed golf’s economic impact with the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. And finally, we look at the fate of Obamcare subsidies, which is now in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court. John Locke Foundation Health Care Policy Analyst Katherine Restrepo explains the arguments in King v. Burwell and what may occur should the high court strike down the offering of subsidies to residents of the many states – like North Carolina – that have chosen not to set up state Obamacare exchanges.
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