Tax incentives are back in the headlines Carolina Journal reports the rare story of a major aircraft industry company building operations in Winston-Salem without seeking any handouts from state local government Meanwhile S C legislators squabble over a multimillion-dollar incentives package designed to lure the Carolina Panthers business operations south of the state line Rick Henderson CJ editor-in-chief analyzes the latest incentives news North Carolina has made billions of dollars in promises to retired state workers Those promises involve both pensions and health care State Treasurer Dale Folwell focuses on the price of those promises He's warning policymakers about the [... more]

The University of North Carolina system recently studied the way its campuses train teachers for the state's public schools The resulting report titled Leading On Literacy draws poor reviews from Terry Stoops John Locke Foundation vice president for research Stoops shares his concerns about UNC teacher training He also offers suggestions for improvement Time is running out for North Carolina's gas tax to play the leading role in funding state transportation projects Adrian Moore vice president for policy at the libertarian Reason Foundation delivered that message recently to state lawmakers Moore explains why he believes now is a good time [... more]