Tag: Rep. Neal Jackson

Crypto as legal tender?

A House committee is scheduled today to take a up a bill that would make cryptocurrency “a valid medium of exchange in North Carolina,” including for the payment of state taxes. House Bill 920 is up for consideration this morning in the House’s Commerce and Economic Development committee. If it gets support there, it’s supposed […]

Written by on May 6, 2025

Jackson on ESG in ag lending

Rep. Neal Jackson, R-Moore, is riding to the defense of a bill he and the chairs of the House’s Agriculture and Environment committee introduced to make it illegal for banks to deny loans to farmers based on ESG factors. The application of environmental, social and governance goals to farming threatens to create “unrealistic expectations,” plus […]

Written by on February 24, 2025