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Report: NC poverty rate plummeted from 2013-23

A report from the North Carolina Department of Commerce examined the state’s poverty rate decline over the past decade, marking the fifth biggest drop in poverty in the nation during the period from 2013 to 2023. The report utilizes county-level data from the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program, produced annually by the...

Jeff Moore
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Recent N.C. tax reforms attract positive national attention

From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 742: North Carolina has attracted national attention in recent years because of the positive effects of its tax reforms. Joseph Henchman, executive vice president of the Tax Foundation, explains why North Carolina’s reforms offer a good example for other states across the country. Henchman also discusses other reforms state...

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Carolina Journal Radio No. 742: N.C. State researchers say school silenced their solar views

Two N.C. State University researchers say the university has silenced them because they’ve raised concerns about potential negative impacts from utility-scale solar energy projects in North Carolina. In a Carolina Journal exclusive, Associate Editor Dan Way has documented evidence of the university’s efforts to downplay the researchers’ work. North Carolina has attracted national attention in...

Dan Way, Julie Tisdale, Terry Stoops

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