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The Debrief: Fairness in Women’s Sports, OSP Lawsuit, and Covid $ Audit

April 21, 2023

This week on “The Debrief”:

– Fairness in Women’s Sports – Kentucky Swimmer Riley Gaines was in Raleigh to talk to state lawmakers. She made news after tying a transgender, biological male swimmer and being denied the trophy by the NCAA.

– Opportunity Scholarships – Newly minted Republican Tricia Cotham of Mecklenburg County is the primary sponsor of the House version of a bill that would dramatically expand school choice across North Carolina.

– NC audit of COVID money – An audit from the North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood’s office reveals that the state’s Pandemic Recovery Office didn’t properly monitor $159.9 million in federal COVID-19 funds.

– UNC System students sue for money back from COVID shutdowns

Opinion

IRS holding captive insurance in NC captive to uncertainty

Risk management is an essential component of owning and operating a small business. As someone who has been involved in the risk management sector for over 35 years, I feel confident in the ability of microcaptive insurance plans to make a difference in business owners’ lives. Unlike traditional insurance plans, captive insurance allows businesses to...

Ron Adams

News

State’s high court wrestles with Revenue Department tax exemption dispute

The North Carolina Supreme Court will decide in the months ahead whether a business qualified for a tax exemption from 2012 to 2014 for machinery it purchased to make asphalt. The business and the state Department of Revenue are locked in a dispute over the issue. The parties spent nearly an hour Tuesday morning haggling over the exemption during oral arguments before the high court.

CJ Staff

News

Map Act plaintiff challenges DOT’s ‘calamitous’ claims about recent ruling

A plaintiff in a Map Act dispute with the North Carolina Department of Transportation disputes the department’s claims about a recent state Court of Appeals decision. DOT argued that the decision could produce “calamitous” results for taxpayers.

CJ Staff

Opinion

Federal spending drives inflation, but NC lawmakers can offer relief

If you’re like many North Carolinians, you’ve had to make more hard choices recently, like between paying your bills and buying your medicine. You might have even skipped meals to fill up your gas tank. We got here because big-government politicians put the yoke of regulations on your shoulders and spent money we don’t have...

Robert Bortins

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