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Small Business Optimism Surges, Reaches Six-Year High Following November’s Election Results
January 15, 2025
John Hood: More Freedom Means More Progress
December 26, 2024
2025 Economic Outlook from the Charlotte Business Journal
December 11, 2024
Gross National Debt Reaches $36 Trillion
November 26, 2024
NC in Top 13 States in all Major National Bond Rating Agencies
November 15, 2024
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North Carolina Ranks Second for Best Business Climate, Raleigh Shines For Headquarters
January 4, 2025
North Carolina Ranks #1 State to Start a Business
December 19, 2024
Free Enterprise Foundation Releases 2023-24 Legislative Business Ratings
September 9, 2024
Hendersonville’s Apple Festival Among Top Ten Labor Day Events in the Nation
August 29, 2024
NC Zoo Ranked as Nation’s Best
August 16, 2024
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Pratt & Whitney Will Expand Asheville Plant in $285 Million Project, Adding 325 Jobs
January 29, 2025
Future of Research Triangle Park Hinges on Secret Vote
January 24, 2025
Eastern NC to Become New Home For Global Software Development Company
December 30, 2024
Cherokee Tobacco Provides a Shot in the Arm to Caswell County
December 23, 2024
Packaging Companies to Bring High-Paying Jobs to Fast-Growing Franklin County
December 20, 2024
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Trump Mandate Forces Entire UNC System to Immediately Suspend DEI Course Requirements
February 6, 2025
NC Students Score at or Above Average on National Assessment, but Pandemic Gaps Persist
February 4, 2025
Project Kitty Hawk Enrolls 558 Students
October 22, 2024
CJ: Public School Failures Behind Demand for Private School Vouchers
September 25, 2024
A Variety of Charter Models Lead to Positive Post-Secondary Outcomes
September 18, 2024
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Can You Hear the Drums, Leandro?
Judiciary
CLC Staff
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March 11, 2024
by CLC staff On February 22, the North Carolina Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the latest round of litigation in the so-called Leandro case....
North Carolina’s Economy: Then & Now
Economy
CLC Staff
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October 20, 2023
by CLC Staff In November 2010, fiscally conservative reformers won legislative majorities in the North Carolina General Assembly for the first time in more than...
Enactment of Local Accountability Measure Shows NC is a Model for More Than Tax Reform
State Treasury
CLC Staff
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August 18, 2023
by Dr. Jason Lee for Americans for Tax Reform Over the past decade, reforms enacted in North Carolina have made the state a national trendsetter...
Limits & Taxes & Budgets, Oh My!
Tax Reform
CLC Staff
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May 17, 2023
by CLC Staff A couple of great pieces of legislation not subject to this month's Crossover deadline have caught our eye. House Bill 146 calls for...
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Birthright Citizenship: A Fundamental Misunderstanding of the 14th Amendment
CLC Staff
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February 8, 2025
NC Moves Toward Constitutional Carry
Gun Rights
February 7, 2025
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by Luke McCoy for USA Carry A major pro-Second Amendment bill...
Trump Mandate Forces Entire UNC System to Immediately Suspend DEI Course Requirements
Education
February 6, 2025
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By Andrew R. Jones for the Asheville Watchdog The University...
Rep. Jones: Hurricane Recovery Biggest Sham Ever on North Carolina Taxpayers
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February 5, 2025
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By David Beasley for The Center Square Calling it the...
NC Students Score at or Above Average on National Assessment, but Pandemic Gaps Persist
Education
February 4, 2025
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From the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Data...