The Friday Follies
Another state expands Medicaid while McCrory does nothing One of the more underreported stories of this week came from Louisiana where new Governor Jon Bel Edwards signed an executive order expanding... Read More
NC Spin Articles
State tax reform often means transfer
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, January 14, 2016. The conservative Tax Foundation has lauded North Carolina’s reform effort in recent years to reduce personal and corporate income taxes. And... Read More
Session offers head start on budget
Since Republicans won majorities in the North Carolina House and Senate in 2010, each subsequent legislative session has been dramatic and consequential. Lawmakers have reformed the tax code, reworked... Read More
Step carefully in creating broader tax bad
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, January 14, 2016. The Tax Foundation, a conservative group that pushes tax reform, came to Raleigh on Tuesday to congratulate state lawmakers on a job well done... Read More
Groups seek to overturn NC 'ag-gag' law
A group of animal rights and consumer protection organizations filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to have a state law that allows employers to sue workers who conduct undercover... Read More
Effort should keep family farms alive
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, January 12, 2016. You don’t have to be a fan of sage superstar Willie Nelson to know that family farms and farmland are in decline throughout America today. We... Read More
Elections and a kind heart
I was catching up with my favorite 8-year-old recently, and the conversation turned, as so many do these days, to the election. No, not the U.S. presidential election, or the governor’s race, or... Read More
The refugee stampede mania
When one flees from ones homeland to escape persecution and danger, a refugee is born. So apropos to the Christmas story is this scenario where, with no room in the inn, a child was born in a manger... Read More
You decide: Will the economy improve in 2016?
This is the time of year when economists shine – or at least they try to. The early weeks of a new year are always the period when I receive the largest number of speaking requests. Even if people... Read More
Dry January: Leaving the Hootch
It’s called “Dry January.” It only got started in recent years and is practiced largely in the United Kingdom. To be more exact, in 2014, the charity, Alcohol Concern registered “Dry January... Read More
