Press Releases: 2014

RALEIGH — As the John Locke Foundation prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary with new programs and initiatives, the free-market think tank is also announcing the promotion of Executive Vice…

RALEIGH — The latest federal employment report delivers excellent news for North Carolina. That’s the assessment from the John Locke Foundation’s chairman, who notes that state employers added 14,000 new…

Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Roy Cordato discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — North Carolina can continue the positive economic momentum of its…

Click here to view and here to listen to Jon Sanders discussing this policy report. RALEIGH — Roughly 99 percent of the fluid used in the hydraulic fracturing…

Click here to view and here to listen to Sarah Curry discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — Legislators have raised teacher pay, set aside money for potential Medicaid…

Click here to view and here to listen to Jon Sanders discussing this policy report. RALEIGH — How safe is fracking? Does it contaminate water? Use too much…

Click here to view and here to listen to Katherine Restrepo discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — Converting the federal portion of North Carolina’s Medicaid program into an…

Click here to view and here to listen to Sarah Curry discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — North Carolina lawmakers should “make history” by becoming the first legislative…

RALEIGH — Eight of North Carolina’s largest cities now have annual local tax-and-fee burdens topping $2,000 per person. Charlotte regains its No. 1 statewide ranking among the largest cities, with…

RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees topped $2,315 per person in Chapel Hill during the 2012 budget year, as the Orange County town dropped from No. 2 to No. 3…