Month: July 2022

Back-To-School supplies may bust your budget in 2022

By Dr. Terry Stoops Raleigh, NC – Inflation continues to pummel consumers, and the back-to-school shopping season will be no exception. Crippling inflationary pressures will drive up the cost of outfitting youngsters for the coming school year. The 2022 Deloitte Back-To-School…

Sales tax to pay for North Carolina’s state roads

By John Hood Raleigh, NC – When the North Carolina General Assembly enacted its budget revision for the 2022-23 fiscal year, it contained a major change in how the state funds roads. Until now, the system relied overwhelmingly on revenue…

Chatham County News Tweets: 7.11.22 – 7.17.22

Pittsboro, NC – Follow our affiliate Chatham County News Tweets here. Below is a collection of #ChathamNC tweets from last week: Chatham County News Tweets: 2022-07-04 – 2022-07-10 https://t.co/EraYkmgfGl 08:00:59, 2022-07-11 The latest The Chatham County News Daily! https://t.co/m1LlXFhKYd Thanks to…

Government got COVID mostly wrong

By John Hood Raleigh, NC – I’m a liberty-minded conservative, not an anarchist. I think government is inevitable and necessary but its legitimate scope and practical competencies are rather limited. The many public-policy failures during the COVID-19 pandemic illustrate the…