• John Locke Update

    An Alternative To Governor McCrory’s Budget

    posted April 16, 2013 by Sarah Curry
    View in your browser. This week, The John Locke Foundation published its own budget, an alternative to Gov. McCrory’s budget.  Here are some excerpts from that…
  • John Locke Update

    Happy Tax Freedom Day, North Carolina!

    posted April 9, 2013 by Sarah Curry
    View in your browser. Reviewing the budget for North Carolina and hearing all the discussion out of Washington about taxes leads one to wonder —…
  • John Locke Update

    Soon To Be Expected – The NC State Budget

    posted March 17, 2013 by Sarah Curry
    View in your browser. We are heading into mid-March and still don’t have an official budget recommendation from Governor McCrory.  Sources say his budget will…
  • John Locke Update

    Revenue Forecast Blunders

    posted March 3, 2013 by Sarah Curry
    View in your browser. In doing some research for JLF’s alternative budget, I found some startling information.  Every month an economist with the Fiscal Research Division…
  • John Locke Update

    State Debt and Where It Comes From

    posted February 10, 2013 by Sarah Curry
    View in your browser. Last week we discussed Unemployment Insurance and the debt burden it is giving North Carolina.  This week I want to discuss our…
  • John Locke Update

    Climbing Out of the Deficit Pit of Unemployment

    posted February 4, 2013 by Sarah Curry
    View in your browser. North Carolina is in line behind California and New York with the 3rd largest Unemployment Insurance (UI) debt in the United States. …
  • John Locke Update

    Outlook for Recovering NC’s Revenue

    posted January 27, 2013 by Sarah Curry
    View in your browser. Last week we discussed the General Fund and what makes up that portion of the budget.  This week we are going to…

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