North Carolina could make a major improvement to its tax system by ending taxation of capital gains But the state doesn't have to scrap its capital gains tax completely to move in the right direction Roy Cordato John Locke Foundation senior economist recommends capping the capital gains tax at its current rate With that step the rate would never climb again even if future legislatures decide to raise taxes in other types of income The University of North Carolina System could do a better job recruiting military veterans as students The system's Board of Governors heard that message recently from [... more]

North Carolina moves up to No in the Tax Foundation's latest ranking of states' business tax climates Before comprehensive tax reform launched in the Tar Heel State's ranking languished in the s Roy Cordato John Locke Foundation senior economist and resident scholar discusses the reasons for the improvement Cordato also outlines some top priorities for federal tax reform Free speech will get additional attention and protection on N C public college campuses That's thanks to the Campus Free Speech Act state lawmakers approved this year Jenna Robinson president of the James G Martin Center for Academic Renewal explains why this [... more]

The income tax filing deadline is approaching and it's a good time to remind ourselves of major changes North Carolina has made in recent years to the state's personal income tax Becki Gray John Locke Foundation senior vice president recaps recent reforms and discusses additional changes that are under discussion now in the state Legislative Building Ask a dozen different pundits and you might get a dozen different answers about whether the American economy is heading toward prosperity or peril Robert Whaples professor of economics at Wake Forest University co-edited a recent book assessing the national economy's -year outlook Whaples [... more]