Opinion
N.C. Senate tax plan is superior to House alternative
The state Senate plan offers much more aggressive tax relief for North Carolinians.
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State Senate to propose 10-year, $12 billion alternative to bond package
State Senate leaders will propose spending $3 billion over the next two years on capital and infrastructure projects. That money is part of a larger 10-year, $12 billion “cash” plan tied to the Senate’s budget. Senators teased the capital plan as they announced a 2 p.m. Monday news briefing about their 2021-23 budget proposal. Senate...
Opinion
North Carolina should lead on reforming the federal government
On April 28, President Biden addressed Congress and the nation to sell a spending package, allegedly aimed at improving the nation’s infrastructure, with a $2.25 trillion price tag. In many ways, this address felt like Obama 2.0, and yet another liberal president was selling us economic stimulus with the promise of “shovel-ready” projects. In his...
Opinion
N.C. lawmakers should continue to reject Medicaid expansion
Medicaid expansion would inexplicably hurt the most vulnerable North Carolinians.
News
Civitas Poll: Voters disapprove of the way Cooper, districts have handled school reopening during pandemic
Editor’s note: This story was updated 2:30 Thursday, Jan. 28, to include comments from panelists who took part in a discussion about the Civitas Poll. North Carolina voters don’t approve of the governor’s restrictive rules on school reopening, and they want their children to return to the classroom. A Civitas Poll released Thursday, Jan. 28,...
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John Locke Foundation and Civitas Institute combine capabilities Jan. 1
The intellectual forces that have driven three decades of freedom-forward research and policy reforms in North Carolina will merge their capabilities, ensuring that North Carolinians’ liberties are robustly defended and advanced as we enter this next decade. Effective January 1, 2021, the staff and resources of the John Locke Foundation and the Civitas Institute will...
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Poll shows N.C. Supreme Court judicial candidates tied
Civitas Institute, a conservative public policy organization, released poll results showing the N.C. Supreme Court race election is neck and neck. Although filing for the judicial election hasn’t opened, Republican incumbent Barbara Jackson and Democratic challenger Anita Earls have made it clear they’re running for the state Supreme Court seat. Filing begins June 18, and...
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House bill would subject renewable energy to more transparency, market forces
Consumers are paying a lot more than they realize to prop up the renewable energy industry in North Carolina, even though a section of their bills supposedly lists the cost. That’s the contention of Rep. Chris Millis, R-Pender. Last week he introduced a bill requiring a study of the actual subsidies and incentives renewable energy producers...
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Senate approves bill capping income tax rate
RALEIGH — The state Senate has given its approval to a proposed constitutional amendment capping the income tax rate at 5.5 percent, but one lawmaker has a better idea. Applying some fiscal restraint, said Sen. Jerry Tillman, R-Randolph, could eliminate the urge to increase tax rates in the first place. Tillman is one of the...
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Critics call Cooper budget plan ‘reckless,’ ‘corporate welfare’
DURHAM — Governors’ initial budget proposals rarely resemble the spending plans that finally pass the General Assembly. Early reaction to Gov. Roy Cooper’s proposed $23.5 billion General Fund budget suggests that this tradition will continue. Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, wasted no time in criticizing the plan Cooper rolled out Wednesday at Durham Technical Community College. “If...
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House approves bill to bolster rainy day fund
RALEIGH — The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill aimed at beefing up the state’s rainy day fund. “It takes North Carolina from frankly one of the weaker savings regiments of any state to what the Pew Center believes will be one of the strongest,” said Rep. Nelson Dollar, R-Wake, the sponsor of...
