Economy

HB 900 was introduced earlier this year and presented a number of options for additional taxes that municipalities would be able to levy on their citizens. I didn’t like it, and I wrote about it here. Fortunately, in the eight weeks since, the bill has been revised. The current…

Researchers from the University of Washington have released another study on the impact of minimum wage increases in Seattle.  In an NBER study released today, Ekaterina Jardim and her colleagues write, Our preferred estimates suggest that the Seattle Minimum Wage Ordinance caused hours worked by low-skilled workers (i.e., those earning…

Ali Meyer of the Washington Free Beacon highlights interesting information about congressional supporters of a $15 minimum wage. The majority of lawmakers sponsoring legislation to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour do not pay their interns, according to a report from the Employment Policies Institute. The…

Most sports fans enjoy the competition and entertainment. In recent years, they have been forced to endure left-of-center political messaging as well. John Locke Foundation Senior Vice President Jon Pritchett and Duke University professor Ed Tiryakian discussed the impact of the left’s “hijacking” of the sports industry during a presentation…

Flawed economics. That’s the conclusion of JLF’s Roy Cordato after analyzing a report that concludes North Carolina’s hospitals and health care systems boost the state’s economy. He explains how and why the study is off base.

Editors at Investor’s Business Daily offer an alternative view to critics of Amazon‘s buyout of Whole Foods. Consumer groups are challenging Amazon’s buying Whole Foods on antitrust grounds. They have it wrong. This isn’t a case of a monopolist gobbling up a competitor, but an innovator trying…

We all share the economic burden imposed by the federal government’s financial regulation monster known as Dodd-Frank. JLF President and CEO Kory Swanson joins this week’s “Bottom Line” to explain how and why. WATCH here.

From Terry Stoops: Recently, both the North Carolina General Assembly and the Trump administration have earned praise by announcing plans to expand and strengthen apprenticeship and workforce development programs.  Nevertheless, apprenticeships are far from a foolproof way to address deficiencies in the workforce.  Before the state and federal…