Only one week remains until November’s mid-term elections. That’s when North Carolinians have a chance to participate in direct democracy by voting on six proposed state ... Keep Reading
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Lowering the tax cap and the public schools: The misinformation campaign continues
Article attempts to scare people into voting against the tax cap amendment Author gets even the most basic facts wrong Recommendation to “tax the rich” is based on faulty ... Keep Reading
Video: The Tax Cap Amendment: Recessions, Responsible Spending, & Other States
How have states like Georgia and Alabama fared in light of a constitutionally reduced tax cap? Could they offer us some insight into what lowering our cap to 7 percent might mean? ... Keep Reading
General Assembly Approves 7% Income Tax Cap Amendment, Voters to Decide in November
-Leah Byers An amendment to the North Carolina Constitution to lower the cap on the income tax rate to 7 percent will be on the ballot this November. The amendment originally ... Keep Reading
Breaking Down Crosstabs for Voter ID Polling Support
-- Leah Byers North Carolina voters could soon have the chance to weigh in on adding a photo voter ID requirement to the state constitution. House Bill 1092 is one of a ... Keep Reading
NC Would Not Be Alone With a Constitutional Tax Limit
This week, the House will likely consider Senate Bill 75, a constitutional amendment to lower the state’s income tax rate cap to 5.5 percent. North Carolina’s constitution already ... Keep Reading
Right to Hunt and Fish: No Reason for Controversy
Outside of Florida, North Carolina is the only state in the Southeast without a constitutional protection for the right to hunt and fish. The map below offers an update, current ... Keep Reading
Myths About the Tax Cap Amendment
A bill that would change the state constitution to lower the cap on the income tax rate is scheduled for consideration by the House Rules committee today. Senate Bill 75, which was ... Keep Reading
Why Lowering the Cap on the State Income Tax Rate is a Great Idea
In the most recent Civitas Poll, 66 percent of North Carolinians support a constitutional amendment to cap the state income tax at 5.5 percent. In the poll, 13 percent were opposed ... Keep Reading
New Coalition Formed to Support the Defense of Marriage Amendment
A group of civic and religious leaders has organized a coalition they call "Vote FOR Marriage NC." It plans to campaign to convince voters to approve a state constitutional ... Keep Reading
