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National tax group praises N.C. legislators, urges more reform

A letter from the head of a national tax reform group touts N.C. lawmakers’ “leadership in advancing pro-growth tax policies.” The letter from Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform calls for legislators to consider even more tax-related changes as they begin a new session.

CJ Staff
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Taxpayer Bill of Rights constitutional amendment filed in N.C. Senate

A bill filed in the North Carolina Senate on the traditional April 15 tax deadline day would make tax and spending limits a part of the North Carolina Constitution, if voters approve it in 2022. Sens. Bill Rabon, R-Brunswick; Paul Newton, R-Cabarrus; and Warren Daniel, R-Burke, are sponsors of Senate Bill 717, Taxpayer Bill of...

Donna King
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Americans for Tax Reform joins effort to raise cap on craft beer distribution

Grover Norquist is using his considerable influence to push North Carolina lawmakers toward reforming restrictive laws governing craft beer. Norquist, founder of Americans for Tax Reform, is calling for an end to the state’s “protectionist, anti-consumer restriction on craft brewery self-distribution.” Norquist in 1985 founded ATR, which promotes a system in which taxes are simpler,...

John Trump
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National analysts praise N.C. regulatory reforms

North Carolina was lauded for “impressive reforms” curtailing its regulatory burdens on businesses and individuals, and national policy analysts discussed methods of further reducing costly restrictions during a June 22 teleconference call. “North Carolina has been a model for a lot of things,” said Patrick Gleason, director of state affairs at Americans for Tax Reform....

Dan Way
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Analyzing Gov. McCrory’s New K-12 Initiatives

Terry Stoops on governor's K-12 initiatives; Patrick Gleason on why tax reform will boost N.C. economy; Rick Henderson on why Thomas Sowell classic is relevant; Brandon Turner on Locke's Second Treatise; JLF's Katherine Restrepo on N.C.'s Medicaid reform

Katherine Restrepo, Rick Henderson, Terry Stoops

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