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Click here to view and here to listen to Sarah Curry discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — Gov. Pat McCrory’s proposal to establish a new state government department…

The creation of a Department of Information Technology would likely lead to increased government efficiency and cost savings. However, there is no compelling reason to create a new Department of Veterans Affairs.

RALEIGH — Gov. Pat McCrory’s new $21.5 billion General Fund spending plan would focus government resources on education and other high-priority items, without reversing important elements of the state’s sweeping…

Click here to view and here to listen to Sarah Curry discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — North Carolina lawmakers made the right decision when they ended state…

The North Carolina historic preservation tax credits sunset on January 1, 2015. State government should strive to keep the tax code clean. If lawmakers choose to enact a program to aid in historic preservation, a grant program is a better alternative than a tax credit.

Click here to view and here to listen to Sarah Curry discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — Legislators have raised teacher pay, set aside money for potential Medicaid…

For fiscal year 2014-15, North Carolina’s General Fund budget rose 2.2 percent to $21.1 billion. It funded an average teacher salary increase of 7 percent, one of the largest pay raises for North Carolina teachers in a generation, and created a Medicaid contingency fund of $186.4 million.

Click here to view and here to listen to Sarah Curry discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — North Carolina lawmakers should “make history” by becoming the first legislative…

North Carolina passed a law during the 2014 legislative session taxing the liquid used in electronic cigarettes at an additional 5 cents per milliliter. This tax will hurt small businesses and violates the most important principle of good tax policy—neutrality. The North Carolina General Assembly should repeal the electronic cigarette tax.

Click here to view and here to listen to Sarah Curry discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — North Carolina state budget writers would have more…