State employees would be given alternative investment options and greater control of their retirement plans under cost-saving pension reform strategies that are gaining support as the upcoming General Assembly session looms, key legislators say.
Published: Friday, January 9th, 2015 @ 12:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Civitas' annual poll of unaffiliated North Carolina voters provides insights into the views of this key voting bloc as the state heads into the election season.
Published: Friday, September 12th, 2014 @ 11:26 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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As a finance and economics professor, I often encounter students with scarce financial knowledge. While students finish high school well-versed in topics such as dangerous drugs and sex, often they know little about basic financial concepts such as compounding interest or the mechanics of the...
Published: Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 @ 7:16 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Last week, this column broke the fact that North Carolina ranks at the top (number 11) in state-level spending on education. Although the Tar Heel State ranks 45th on overall spending on education, it has nothing to do with any policy promulgated by the General Assembly.
Published: Sunday, August 25th, 2013 @ 5:47 pm
By: Thom Goolsby
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The circus came to the State Capitol this week, complete with clowns, a carnival barker and a sideshow.
Published: Thursday, July 18th, 2013 @ 11:46 pm
By: Thom Goolsby
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Following weeks of negotiation, the Senate has again made modifications to our tax reform plan to better satisfy the needs of North Carolinians and compel the support of the House and Governor.
Published: Wednesday, July 10th, 2013 @ 12:07 pm
By: Bill Cook
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A bill allowing the treasurer more leeway to invest the state pension plan in riskier portfolios is set tonight for its first Senate floor vote.
Published: Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 @ 12:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Robeson County, in southeastern North Carolina, has officially become the state's poorest jurisdiction.
Published: Tuesday, March 12th, 2013 @ 3:52 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Representatives of the financial industry and policy analysts are concerned about reports that the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is considering taking a formal role in helping Americans better understand and manage their retirement savings. Such a move would mark the agency's first entry
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2013 @ 9:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Pat McCrory is getting kudos among the general populace for his tough comments on the state Medicare program at a Thursday press conference.
Published: Sunday, February 3rd, 2013 @ 10:32 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Recent efforts by the majority of the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners may have sent crossed signals to Constitutional activists.
Published: Sunday, February 3rd, 2013 @ 11:53 am
By: Hood Richardson
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But when the conversation turns to races like Secretary of State, Secretary of Labor, and Superintendent of Public Instruction, eyes glaze over, yawns break out, and looks of confusion take over.
Published: Monday, October 22nd, 2012 @ 4:38 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Janet Cowell's primary responsibility as State Treasurer is to oversee the pension fund for retired North Carolina teachers and state employees. So why does her campaign receive so many contributions from far-away states like New York, Pennsylvania and California?
Published: Saturday, October 6th, 2012 @ 1:30 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Headlines across the nation have been sounding the alarm about state government pensions. Even very conservative estimates place the total amount of unfunded state pension liabilities to be approaching a trillion dollars nationally.
Published: Wednesday, August 29th, 2012 @ 4:20 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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If during the past few years of fiscal instability, you consoled yourself with the fact that at least North Carolina's pension fund for teachers and state employees was sound, I'm going to ruin your day.
Published: Friday, August 3rd, 2012 @ 5:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Changes could be coming soon for voluntary supplemental retirement plans that are set up for teachers and employees of school boards across North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, March 21st, 2012 @ 2:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We hear a lot from the Obama administration and the Democratic Party about who in America is disenfranchised. And according to them, it certainly isn't the American taxpayer.
Published: Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 @ 1:09 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Do you suppose anyone in the mainstream press really listens when people speak. Or does their listening tend to be somewhat "selective"??
Published: Monday, September 12th, 2011 @ 10:32 am
By: Jim Bispo
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An accounting student at Beaufort County Community College has received a scholarship established in honor of local accountant and business woman Louise Proctor Kidwell.
Published: Friday, January 7th, 2011 @ 8:59 am
By: Judy Jennette
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The RFP is solid, but it does not address some of the important issue the Hospital board will have to address. One of those issues is short term cash flow.
Published: Sunday, August 22nd, 2010 @ 10:02 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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On June 28th, the Supreme Court handed down yet another disappointing and discouraging decision regarding religious expression and association in this country.
Published: Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 @ 4:59 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Our success is the result of freedom - economic, political, and civil liberties. We are not by any means perfect and we have more recently developed some serious problems.
Published: Friday, June 18th, 2010 @ 11:12 pm
By: Jeffrey Swann
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