Press Releases | 2012 Archive
May
May. 16th — Veteran N.C. state government reporter joins Carolina Journal staffSmith has logged a dozen years of Capitol coverage for statewide audience
May. 8th — N.C. state government spending reached record high this yearNew JLF report shows spending per person has more than tripled since 1970
May. 2nd — Catch shares could help fight problem of declining N.C. fish stocksJLF regulatory expert examines national, international record in new report
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April
Apr. 3rd — N.C. should replace current income tax with flat-rate consumed income taxJLF expert says existing system penalizes activities that boost economy
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March
Mar. 22nd — Meck Deck freelance blogger resigns over offensive illustrationJLF President John Hood notes he's ‘embarrased,’ ‘angered’ by incident
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February
Feb. 28th — Wilmington climbs to No. 3 spot in annual N.C. tax burden rankingLocal government costs more than $2,139 per person
Feb. 28th — Raleigh, Cary fall in JLF tax burden list, Chapel Hill ranks No. 2Triangle cities hold three of the top 10 slots in statewide ranking
Feb. 28th — Winston-Salem jumps, other top Triad cities hold steady on tax burden listNew JLF report highlights city, county government costs
Feb. 28th — Rocky Mount jumps seven spots in annual tax burden rankingNew JLF report ranks N.C. cities, counties by per-person government costs
Feb. 28th — New Bern holds steady, Kinston climbs in annual tax burden rankingNew JLF report compiles city, county government costs
Feb. 28th — Hickory drops one spot to No. 16 in local tax burden rankingNew JLF report ranks Western N.C. cities, counties
Feb. 28th — Greenville leaps into the top 10 in N.C. tax burden listNew JLF report ranks area cities, counties
Feb. 28th — Fayetteville moves up one notch in JLF tax burden listJLF report says city still has sixth-lowest burden among larger N.C. cities
Feb. 28th — Charlotte tops local tax-and-fee list for 11th straight yearMooresville drops to No. 5 in JLF's latest By The Numbers report
Feb. 28th — Asheville tax burden drops one notch to No. 4 in annual N.C. rankingNew JLF report ranks government costs in Western N.C.
Feb. 28th — New JLF report shows statewide average local government tax burden remains at 4.5 percentAnnual average bill topped $1,240 in median N.C. county in 2010
Feb. 17th — Flawed process, bad assumptions plague Wake sustainability task force reportJLF expert says county commissioners need more thorough review of proposals
Feb. 13th — Raleigh convention center discounts $569,000 in just six months to fill rooms Sub head: JLF report says 40 of 52 groups got special deals, average break was 54 percent
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January
Jan. 31st — New JLF report pans Wake County transit plan as unfeasible, unreliableDetailed study slated for release as federal official tours Triangle
Jan. 31st — N.C. students struggling to match peers around the globeNew JLF report calls for performance pay, better assessments, improved teacher quality
Jan. 5th — Cash payments, tax breaks, special license plates could help eugenics victimsJLF legal expert offers compensation ideas for living victims of forced sterilization
Jan. 4th — Benefit adjustments, shorter eligibility period would help N.C. repay $2.6 billion debtNew JLF report outlines plan to close hole in unemployment trust fund
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