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In this Issue: North Carolina should follow North Dakota’s path to economic prosperity

posted April 7, 2011 by Dr. Michael Sanera

View in your browser. The current state budget crisis has led some city and county leaders to believe that more federal money is the path to economic…
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In this issue: Broadband cable by cities, forced annexation, and slow-speed rail

posted March 31, 2011 by Dr. Michael Sanera

View in your browser. Should NC cities be in the broadband cable business? The broadband cable bill (H129) over in the legislature has…
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COGs Gone Wild?

posted March 23, 2011 by Dr. Michael Sanera

COGs Gone Wild? Sam Hieb, my colleague over at the Carolina Journal, writes this article about the role of North Carolina’s councils of government (COGs).
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Commissioners get $43K for travel? and COGs Gone Wild?

posted March 23, 2011 by Dr. Michael Sanera

View in your browser. Commissioners paid $42,900 for travel expenses This letter to the Mountain Xpress by Peggy T. Bennett shines a spotlight on…
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Commissioners paid $42,900 for travel expenses

posted March 23, 2011 by Dr. Michael Sanera

View in your browser. Commissioners paid $42,900 for travel expenses This letter to the Mountain Xpress by Peggy T. Bennett shines a spotlight on the travel…
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Cary resorts to eminent domain to take property, landowner wants “fair market” value

posted March 16, 2011 by Dr. Michael Sanera

View in your browser. Cary wants to take John Gasiorowski’s private property for the sewage pipeline that will connect the town with the proposed New Hill regional…
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Orange County tax increase votes: If first you don’t succeed, try, try again

posted March 9, 2011 by Dr. Michael Sanera

View in your browser. If nothing else, Orange County commissioners are persistent. If they decide to put the sales-tax increase on the ballot, as The News &…
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John Locke Foundation County Commissioner Policy Workshop

posted March 3, 2011 by Dr. Michael Sanera

View in your browser. The John Locke Foundation research staff hosted 40 county commissioners at a County Commissioner Policy Workshop on Saturday, February 26, in Raleigh. The…
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Obama’s high-speed train runs off the tracks

posted February 16, 2011 by Dr. Michael Sanera

View in your browser. Obama’s high-speed train runs off the tracks This week, Florida Gov. Rick Scott joined the governors of Wisconsin and Ohio in…
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The ‘Smart Growth’ elite meets in Charlotte

posted February 9, 2011 by Dr. Michael Sanera

View in your browser. The ‘Smart Growth’ elite meets in Charlotte; the results are devastating for low- and moderate-income homebuyers. The 10th Annual…

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In this Issue: North Carolina should follow North Dakota’s path to economic prosperity

In this issue: Broadband cable by cities, forced annexation, and slow-speed rail

COGs Gone Wild?

Commissioners get $43K for travel? and COGs Gone Wild?

Commissioners paid $42,900 for travel expenses

Cary resorts to eminent domain to take property, landowner wants “fair market” value

Orange County tax increase votes: If first you don’t succeed, try, try again

John Locke Foundation County Commissioner Policy Workshop

Obama’s high-speed train runs off the tracks

The ‘Smart Growth’ elite meets in Charlotte

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