Female genital mutilation isn’t illegal in North Carolina, but a group of senators are introducing a bill to change that for girls younger than 18. State Sen. Joyce Krawiec, R-Forsyth, announced Jan. 30 she’s sponsoring a bill to ban the FGM on minors. North Carolina…
North Carolina’s franchise tax is a punitive and opaque tax levied on businesses organized under one of the usual corporate forms, primarily C-Corps and S-Corps. It is inconsistent with both good economics and good government. Most of the problems associated with the corporate income tax are also present in the…
Editor’s note: This story was corrected to reflect that Erin’s Law has not yet been passed in New York. The original version misstated that it had been adopted by New York legislators. We sincerely apologize for the error. North Carolina is one of 15 states that fails to…
Much of the media coverage of the continuing government shutdown has focused on stories of federal workers who aren’t getting paid. Stories about irregular inspections of our food and longer, slower lines at airports. Expect more of the same. But some things we enjoy…
The N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission has released its initial 2018 annual report, the pages of which are filled with colorful photos of smiling people and happy numbers. Proponents of our ABC system make so much of the commission’s power and propensity to “control”…
Clearly, 2018 was a Democratic year, as it should have been given a Republican was in the White House. The Democrats picked up 40 seats in the House and seven governorships. The Republicans’ veto-proof “super majorities” were broken in both chambers of the General Assembly. It wasn’t quite the “blue…
North Carolinians agree education beyond high school is important, but a traditional four-year degree isn’t the only option people consider, a new poll shows. A Nov. 28 Gallup survey commissioned by the My Future NC Commission, a working group to…
Analysts are turning their attention to the 2020 presidential election, and North Carolina will likely play a big part. The Civitas Institute, a conservative public policy organization, released a preview of its statewide poll Nov. 26 showing voters are split between favoring Republicans…
Occupational licensing may have cost North Carolina more than 42,000 jobs and millions in economic losses, a new study from the Institute for Justice says. The study from the nonprofit, libertarian public interest law firm looked…
The Wall Street Journal warns of a troubling new scheme. It gives privately funded environmental litigator/activists (who are unaccountable to the people) state police power: In August 2017 the NYU outfit emailed then-New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office that demonstrated how the new attorneys would be used. These privately funded…
