The cost of county government in North Carolina
The John Locke Foundation in Raleigh has put together a fascinating report on the cost of governing at the local level in The Tar
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Category: Economy
NC Dem legislator cites Karl Marx in opposing repeal of death tax
North Carolina state legislators are justifiably examining repeal of the state’s inheritance tax — which soaks people who inherit items from their parents or grandparents. Right now,
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WHAT economic recovery?
BarryO and his playmates in the mainstream media are falling all over themselves to sell us on the idea that the economy is in recovery. Before you get
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Announcement of tax dollars for brewery raises new set of questions
It appears that Pinehurst Village government has jumped head-first into the venture capital game — picking winners and losers by investing tax dollars in certain enterprises seeking
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Pay no attention to THAT failing economy …
A lot of times, when there is something someone REALLY doesn’t want to talk about, they’ll try to turn your attention to ANOTHER UNRELATED subject. That’s the tactic
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GOP sellout on ObamaCare?
The Tea Party worked hard to give Republicans a majority in the U.S. House and a larger caucus in the U.S. Senate in 2010. How did DC
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Ellmers slams state’s I-95 toll proposal
Can I get an Amen? My congresswoman and I are singing from the same sheet of music on this issue of tolls on I-95. I dealt with these
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Hide your kids. Hide your cameras. HE’S IN! (BOOYAH!)
Former congressman Bobby “Boom Boom” Etheridge made it official today — signing on the dotted line in Raleigh to become the 13th candidate for governor of our fair state.
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NC’s I-95 tolls to hit MORE than just drivers
Legislators and bureaucrats in Raleigh are blowing through funds like a drunken sailor on an extended shore leave. Instead of tightening their belts and trying
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NCGOP: Merely a new set of money-changers in the temple?
GOP leaders took power on Jones Street in 2010 with promises of “no more business as usual.” They were propelled into power by an angry Tea Party and frustrated
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