Prosperity Watch Archives

North Carolina’s tax code misses the mark

Published April 23, 2018

Prosperity Watch (Issue 85, No. 4) April 23, 2018 Taxes are the way that we finance investments in the public good and ensure …

Published May 07, 2018

Prosperity Watch (Issue 86, No. 1) May 7, 2018 Operating a quality public school system is one of the primary responsibilities of state …

Published May 22, 2018

State funding to public health has been outpaced by the growth of North Carolina’s population. Over the past ten years, the state population …

Published May 30, 2018

New data on the economic health of each of North Carolina’s 100 counties paints a picture of how North Carolina communities are doing 10 …

Published June 04, 2018

Prosperity Watch (Issue 87, No. 1) June 4, 2018 Job growth stalled out across large swaths of North Carolina over the last year, …

Published June 12, 2018

Prosperity Watch, Issue 87, No. 2 (June 12, 2018) North Carolina is currently on track to lose millions in federal assistance that helps …

Published June 19, 2018

Prosperity Watch, Issue 87, No. 3 June 19, 2018 June marks the six-month anniversary since the federal tax plan took effect, and analysis shows …

Published July 02, 2018

Prosperity Watch, Issue 88, No. 1 July 2, 2018 While low national and state unemployment rates are prompting talk of having achieved “full …

Published July 12, 2018

Prosperity Watch, Issue 88, No. 2 (July 12, 2018) The new fiscal year began last week on July 1. The Fiscal Year 2018-19 …

Published July 16, 2018

Prosperity Watch, Issue 88, No. 3 (July 16, 2018) In a time of widening income inequality, a new report from the Institute on Taxation …