Could low taxes be a cause of the high influx of migration to NC?
In her recent State of the City address for 2024, Mayor Nancy Vaughn of Greensboro put forward a bold proposal: a citywide 1% prepared-food tax. The rationale behind this initiative, according to Vaughn, is to inject much-needed revenue into the community, with estimates suggesting a minimum influx of $20 million. While on the surface, this...
Michael Wray, D-Northampton, announced Monday that he is ending his decades of service in the state legislature after being defeated by primary opponent Rodney Pierce from his party's progressive left wing.
NCGA allocating money in reserve funds lacks transparency.
Leaders in the General Assembly say they are in discussions over whether to boost funding for the Opportunity Scholarship Program due to surging demand.
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled against Currituck County in its dispute with residents over spending of occupancy tax money. Tuesday’s decision means Currituck cannot spend occupancy tax proceeds on public safety services. The decision also revives critics’ case against other challenged uses of occupancy tax money. Appellate judges reversed a 2021 trial court order favoring the county.
It’s hard not to play along when children come up with cute untruths. Back when one of my now-grown sons was just an Opie Taylor-like tyke, for example, he used to tell me matter-of-factly that if he didn’t go to bed, the moon wouldn’t rise. It was a reasonable conclusion based on his experience at...
As the United States grapples with a staggering national debt surpassing $34 trillion, which grows by further trillions every year, it’s imperative to address the root cause of this fiscal irresponsibility. Over the past century, we’ve witnessed a concerning trajectory, with the federal debt ballooning from $403 billion in 1923 to a staggering $33.17 trillion...
Gov. Roy Cooper called for a moratorium on spending on the Opportunity Scholarship Program during a meeting of the State Board of Education on March 7, even as demand for the voucher program more than doubled this year. “Most private schools are not better than our public schools,” said Cooper, a Democrat. “[This] is a...
The public-private-partnership NCInnovation (NCI), a private non-profit which aims to help commercialize public university research in North Carolina, announced the expansion of its senior leadership team Tuesday. Josh Howard will serve as General Counsel and Chief Ethics, Risk and Compliance Officer, while Erica Shrader joins the NCI as Vice President of Corporate Affairs. Howard, a...
Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses North Carolina’s Leandro education funding lawsuit and reforming the state’s system of paying for students’ education needs. King offered these comments during the Feb. 23, 2024, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
