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In the shadow of their impeachment vote last month, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on and passed a bill that got few headlines, primarily because it will likely go…

A lot has been written about the proposals being made by leftist politicians like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders to add a new top rate of 70-80 percent…

If we listen to most commentators on both the left and the right talk about socialism, its moral superiority to capitalism is rarely, if ever, challenged. Typically, the conservative critics…

Overview For a second straight year, state legislators overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto to enact a state budget. The $23.9 billion General Fund budget for Fiscal Year 2018-19 is 3.85…

Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Roy Cordato discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — North Carolina lawmakers should take aim at the state’s current…

North Carolina’s tax code penalizes savings and investment by double taxing their returns— specifically interest, dividends, and capital gains. These biases can only be eliminated by removing savings and investment from the tax base, or by eliminating the returns to saving; for example abolishing the taxation of capital gains.

RALEIGH — Recent historic tax reforms have helped North Carolina jump from No. 44 to No. 15 in the Tax Foundation’s annual ranking of state business climates. A new John…

The Tax Foundation estimates that, once all reforms are fully phased in, North Carolina’s overall business tax climate ranking will be 13th best in the country. According to the 2016 index, North Carolina is now ranked as the 15th most attractive business tax climate.

RALEIGH — Charlotte finds itself in the familiar position of leading North Carolina’s largest cities in the John Locke Foundation’s annual ranking of local tax-and-fee burdens. Residents…

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…