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  • HeadLocke No. 145: Tax reform continues, COVID-19 emergency dispute, and inflation worries rise

    HeadLocke No. 145: Tax reform continues, COVID-19 emergency dispute, and inflation worries rise
    2021/05/27
    State senators would reduce individual and business taxes in their latest reform proposal. Brooke Medina and Mitch Kokai address the Senate tax plan, a court case challenging North Carolina's COVID-19 emergency, and new evidence about inflation in the American economy.
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    19 分
  • HeadLocke No. 144: Voters’ Biden concerns, redistricting advice, and COVID-19 education grants

    HeadLocke No. 144: Voters’ Biden concerns, redistricting advice, and COVID-19 education grants
    2021/05/20
    Nearly six in 10 N.C. voters worry that President Joe Biden's administration will do too much to increase the size and role of government. Brooke Medina and Mitch Kokai assess that Civitas Poll result, analyze some advice about election redistricting criteria, and tout potential benefits of state student learning-loss grants.
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    18 分
  • HeadLocke No. 143: Donor privacy, CDC scare tactics, and job market woes

    HeadLocke No. 143: Donor privacy, CDC scare tactics, and job market woes
    2021/05/13
    The state Senate approves an important measure to protect privacy of donors to nonprofit groups. Brooke Medina and Mitch Kokai discuss the bill, along with misleading COVID-19 transmission information from federal officials, and a problem filling jobs throughout the economy.
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    18 分
  • HeadLocke No. 142: School days matter, ‘sticky’ tax policy helps, and a property-rights victory

    HeadLocke No. 142: School days matter, ‘sticky’ tax policy helps, and a property-rights victory
    2021/05/06
    Five days of school really are better than four, as new research shows. Brooke Medina and Mitch discuss that research, good news about N.C. business taxation, and a victory for property rights at the N.C. Court of Appeals.
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    19 分
  • HeadLocke No. 141: Rotten Apple deal, reining in government, and reducing housing barriers

    HeadLocke No. 141: Rotten Apple deal, reining in government, and reducing housing barriers
    2021/04/29
    The state of North Carolina promised Big Tech giant Apple almost $1 billion over 39 years. Brooke Medina and Mitch Kokai dissect the deal, along with new bills to rein in state executive authority, legislation to reduce housing barriers, and the bizarre court case of a woman who claimed she was too drunk to be convicted.
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    20 分
  • HeadLocke No. 140: Vaccine passports criticized, a ‘vaccine against tyranny,’ and new rights for taxpayers

    HeadLocke No. 140: Vaccine passports criticized, a ‘vaccine against tyranny,’ and new rights for taxpayers
    2021/04/22
    Sixty-five members of the N.C. House of Representatives want Gov. Roy Cooper to reject COVID-19 "vaccine passports." Brooke Medina and Mitch Kokai discuss the lawmakers' concerns. They also discuss a "vaccine against tyranny," along with a proposed N.C. Taxpayer Bill of Rights.
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    18 分
  • HeadLocke No. 139: Judge won’t order school spending, ‘disparate impact’ nonsense, and voting on the governor’s powers

    HeadLocke No. 139: Judge won’t order school spending, ‘disparate impact’ nonsense, and voting on the governor’s powers
    2021/04/15
    The judge in a long-running N.C. school funding lawsuit won't force state lawmakers to spend money. Brooke Medina and Mitch Kokai react to the judge's decision, along with a bogus complaint about voter ID and a proposed constitutional amendment linked to the governor's emergency powers.
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    17 分
  • HeadLocke No. 138: Tackling learning loss, tallying Biden and Cooper’s common flaw, taking on overregulation

    HeadLocke No. 138: Tackling learning loss, tallying Biden and Cooper’s common flaw, taking on overregulation
    2021/04/08
    The governor will soon consider a pair of bills tackling public school learning loss, as he and state lawmakers continue to take different approaches to opportunity scholarships. Brooke Medina and Mitch Kokai tackle that topic, along with a fiscal comparison of the governor and President Biden, and a new legal challenge involving an innovative drone video mapping service.
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    18 分