• Press Release

    Local governments should focus on freedom

    posted October 14, 2007
    Click here to view and here to listen to Chad Adams discussing the City and County Issue Guide 2007. RALEIGH – Local governments can help their communities prosper…
  • Press Release

    Columbus government needs no extra funding

    posted October 4, 2007
    Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Michael Sanera discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Columbus County commissioners could free $15.6 million for high-priority county…
  • Press Release

    Hertford government needs no extra funding

    posted October 4, 2007
    Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Michael Sanera discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Hertford County commissioners could free $7 million for high-priority county…
  • Press Release

    Sampson’s government needs no extra funding

    posted October 4, 2007
    Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Michael Sanera discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Sampson County commissioners could free $15.5 million for high-priority county…
  • Press Release

    Martin government needs no extra funding

    posted October 4, 2007
    Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Michael Sanera discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Martin County commissioners could free nearly $9 million for high-priority…
  • Press Release

    Robeson government needs no extra funding

    posted October 4, 2007
    Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Michael Sanera discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Robeson County commissioners could free $38.2 million for high-priority county…
  • Press Release

    Swain government needs no extra funding

    posted October 4, 2007
    Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Michael Sanera discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Swain County voters should consider the millions of dollars their…
  • Press Release

    Washington government needs no extra funding

    posted October 4, 2007
    Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Michael Sanera discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Washington County voters should consider the millions of dollars their…
  • Press Release

    Surry’s government needs no extra funding

    posted October 3, 2007
    Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Michael Sanera discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Surry County commissioners could free $25 million for high-priority county…
  • Research Report

    Perspective on NC Budget: Spending is the Problem, Not Lack of Tax Revenue

    posted January 22, 2003 by Dr. Roy Cordato
    North Carolina lawmakers are once again coming to Raleigh to grapple with a projected deficit exceeding $1 billion. A close examination of fiscal trends demonstrates that excessive spending, not inadequate revenue, is the cause and that the state budget continues to be bloated with wasteful or low-priority expenditures. Policymakers must show courage, be willing to apply fundamental principles, and target major areas of state spending for savings and reform.

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