economy

RALEIGH — As North Carolina struggles with one of the nation’s worst unemployment rates, Gov. Beverly Perdue plans an Asian trip based on the same misguided economic development policies that…

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s continuing struggles with unemployment should remind policymakers that the state’s economy cannot rely on job growth in the government sector. That’s one lesson the John Locke…

Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Roy Cordato discussing this press release. RALEIGH — Two new personal income tax brackets included in the N.C.

RALEIGH — North Carolina lawmakers would do nothing to help the state’s unemployment problem, if they move forward with proposed tax hikes in the final state budget. That’s the assessment…

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s continuing unemployment problems should send a clear signal to lawmakers preparing the N.C. House budget: scuttle any plans for higher taxes. The John Locke Foundation’s top…

RALEIGH — Continued bad unemployment news should prompt North Carolina lawmakers to rethink plans for raising taxes. That’s the assessment of a John Locke Foundation analyst with a Ph.D. in…

RALEIGH — The latest increase in North Carolina’s unemployment rate should signal government leaders to stop pursuing policies that have no chance of improving the economy. That’s the assessment of…

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s latest rise in unemployment numbers signals businesses’ fears about the future. Uncertainty about the level of government intervention into the economy is holding back the entrepreneurs…

RALEIGH – Business leaders in North Carolina increasingly think public policy in the state is headed in the wrong direction. That’s according to findings of a newly released survey of…

A new survey of North Carolina’s most politically active business executives suggests that they disagree with the current direction of public policy in the state. A sample of over 600 respondents from every region of North Carolina answered questions about fiscal policy, education, transportation, tax rates, regulation, and ways to improve economic competitiveness. This report provides data not only from the statewide sample, but also from six regional subgroups: the Research Triangle (RTP), the Piedmont Triad (WNC), the Charlotte area, Northeastern North Carolina, Southeastern North Carolina, and Western North Carolina.