When the North Carolina General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a $3 billion transportation package in the summer of 2018 to fund road construction and repairs, few would have imagined that it would take over two years for the bonds to actually be issued. But the legislation, the Build NC Bond Act of 2018 (Senate Bill 758), required that before the bonds
Overwhelming majorities of likely voters in North Carolina support the concept of school choice, according to recent polls commissioned by the Carolina Leadership Coalition. That support extends across nearly all racial, political, ideological, and socio-economic ranges and among demographic groups. School choice allows parents to use a portion of the expenditure associated with their child’s K-12 education to enroll in
North Carolina’s median household income increased by nearly $3,500 to $57,341 in 2019, according to data recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The 6.5% growth is the state’s largest single year-over-year increase on record. “Household” income includes the income of the householder and the income of anyone at least 15 years of age living in the household, whether they
Forbes magazine named our state the #1 state for business. Why? Because the conservative majority in the legislature has governed responsibly — cutting taxes and regulation, increasing teacher pay and education funding, and saving for emergencies. With conservative reformers in charge, our state’s best days are still ahead.
This week, the North Carolina House of Representatives Finance committee recommended two COVID-19-related bills (H.B. 1034 and H.B. 1039) which focus on small-business loans. Other benefits of the bills include easing unemployment-claim requirements and waiving tax-filing deadlines.
