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State Supreme Court rules for Stein in fight over hog farm ‘slush fund’

A unanimous N.C. Supreme Court has sided with Attorney General Josh Stein in a battle over money flowing to state government from a legal settlement between the state and hog operation Smithfield Foods. The 6-0 decision allows Stein to continue using the money to fund an environmental grant program he controls. Critics have labeled the...

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Friday Interview: Taxpayer Protection Act

RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal Radio's Mitch Kokai speaks with Barry Poulson, a leading authority on tax and expenditure limitations laws in the United States and Francis De Luca, State Director of Americans for Prosperity North Carolina. AFP brought Dr. Poulson to North Carolina recently to discuss a policy paper called "A Taxpayer Protection Act for North Carolina." (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)

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