HeadLocke No. 145: Tax reform continues, COVID-19 emergency dispute, and inflation worries rise
HeadLocke No. 145: Tax reform continues, COVID-19 emergency dispute, and inflation worries rise
State senators unveiled a new tax reform package that would lower individual income tax rates, expand the standard deduc... Read more
27 May 2021
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18mins
HeadLocke No. 144: Voters’ Biden concerns, redistricting advice, and COVID-19 education grants
HeadLocke No. 144: Voters’ Biden concerns, redistricting advice, and COVID-19 education grants
Nearly six in 10 N.C. voters worry that President Joe Biden’s administration will do too much to increase the size and r... Read more
20 May 2021
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17mins
HeadLocke No. 143: Donor privacy, CDC scare tactics, and job market woes
HeadLocke No. 143: Donor privacy, CDC scare tactics, and job market woes
As state lawmakers scrambled to approve dozens of bills this week before a self-imposed crossover deadline, one measure ... Read more
13 May 2021
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18mins
HeadLocke No. 142: School days matter, ‘sticky’ tax policy helps, and a property-rights victory
HeadLocke No. 142: School days matter, ‘sticky’ tax policy helps, and a property-rights victory
Five days of school are better than four. That simple statement of fact has critical importance for public school studen... Read more
6 May 2021
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18mins
HeadLocke No. 141: Rotten Apple deal, reining in government, and reducing housing barriers
HeadLocke No. 141: Rotten Apple deal, reining in government, and reducing housing barriers
The Big Tech company Apple will enjoy a state tax break totaling nearly $1 billion over 39 years, after announcing plans... Read more
29 Apr 2021
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19mins
HeadLocke No. 140: Vaccine passports criticized, a ‘vaccine against tyranny,’ and new rights for taxpayers
HeadLocke No. 140: Vaccine passports criticized, a ‘vaccine against tyranny,’ and new rights for taxpayers
Sixty-five of the the N.C. House’s 69 Republicans took a public stand this week against “vaccine passports.” In a letter... Read more
22 Apr 2021
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18mins
HeadLocke No. 139: Judge won’t order school spending, ‘disparate impact’ nonsense, and voting on the governor’s powers
HeadLocke No. 139: Judge won’t order school spending, ‘disparate impact’ nonsense, and voting on the governor’s powers
The long-running Leandro school funding lawsuit recently produced a deal between plaintiffs and North Carolina’s public ... Read more
15 Apr 2021
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17mins
HeadLocke No. 138: Tackling learning loss, tallying Biden and Cooper’s common flaw, taking on overregulation
HeadLocke No. 138: Tackling learning loss, tallying Biden and Cooper’s common flaw, taking on overregulation
Before heading on a weeklong spring break, N.C. legislators sent Gov. Roy Cooper a pair of bills addressing learning los... Read more
8 Apr 2021
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17mins
HeadLocke No. 137: Election safeguards, early literacy, tax credits, and Muscadine mandates
HeadLocke No. 137: Election safeguards, early literacy, tax credits, and Muscadine mandates
A recent Economist/YouGov poll shows a slight plurality of voters express more concern about voter fraud than voter supp... Read more
1 Apr 2021
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18mins
HeadLocke No. 136: Cooper budget critique, broadband expansion ideas, and new civics group
HeadLocke No. 136: Cooper budget critique, broadband expansion ideas, and new civics group
Gov. Roy Cooper’s new state budget plan would increase government spending by 11.6%. The governor also would ask voters ... Read more
25 Mar 2021
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17mins