Opinion No Laffing Matter Pundits and prognosticators ought to avoid the temptation to read more into statistics and theories than is actually present. Mitch Kokai
News Tax Policies Constrain North Carolina’s Economic Ranking RALEIGH — The Economic Outlook Rank is a forecast based on a state’s current standing in 15 equally weighted policy variables, each of which is influenced directly by state lawmakers. Some of the variables examined are top marginal personal and corporate income tax rates, property tax burden, sales tax burden, estate/inheritance tax, state minimum wage, and right-to-work laws. Karen McMahan
