• Press Release

    Charlotte Tops State List in Taxes

    posted January 19, 2005
    RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in Charlotte totaled about $2,132 per resident in 2003, ranking North Carolina’s largest city No. 1 for local government costs among major cities for…
  • Press Release

    “Raising the Issue” in North Carolina

    posted May 23, 2004
    RALEIGH — Two Raleigh-based research organizations with contrasting political philosophies are joining forces to foster a broader and more constructive dialogue on North Carolina public policy with the debut Wednesday…
  • Press Release

    CLI Poll Shows Support for Public Vote

    posted January 13, 2004
    RALEIGH — Voters in Raleigh and Wake County are overwhelmingly in favor of holding a referendum on a proposal from city and county officials to build a new convention center…
  • Research Report

    More than “Bare Bones”: Justice Center exaggerates economic woes of families

    posted June 9, 2003 by Dr. Roy Cordato
    The North Carolina Justice and Community Development Center released a report in May that purported to demonstrate that 60 percent of North Carolina families with children were not receiving enough income to meet a “living-income” standard. This startling statistic was the result of gross exaggerations of cost and undercounts of income, including no accounting for child support payments. Moreover, the Center’s proposed solutions would increase poverty.

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