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RALEIGH — Budget gimmicks help Gov. Bev Perdue avoid the tough decisions that would improve North Carolina state government’s finances and operations. That’s the assessment the John Locke Foundation’s top…

RALEIGH — North Carolina taxpayers have a good reason to worry about Gov. Beverly Perdue’s plan to raise taxes by more than $1.6 billion a year. That’s the assessment of…

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 — 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…