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Press Releases: 2014

  • Press Release

    JLF promotes Swanson to president and CEO as 25th anniversary approaches

    posted November 19, 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…
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    Latest jobs report yields ‘excellent’ news for North Carolina

    posted October 20, 2014
    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…
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    N.C. can build on economic momentum with capital gains tax cut

    posted September 14, 2014
    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…
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    Fracking fluid consists almost entirely of water, sand

    posted August 27, 2014
    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…
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    New N.C. budget sets better course for future spending plans

    posted August 19, 2014
    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…
  • Press Release

    Report cuts through hype and details facts of fracking

    posted August 11, 2014
    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…
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    Block grants, tax credits would help improve N.C. Medicaid

    posted July 29, 2014
    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…
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    N.C. lawmakers should make history, scrap e-cigarette tax

    posted July 9, 2014
    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…
  • Press Release

    Fayetteville holds fourth-lowest ranking in JLF tax burden list

    posted June 22, 2014
    RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in Fayetteville totaled $1,338 per resident in the 2012 budget year, according to a new John Locke Foundation report. Fayetteville ranked No. 32…
  • Press Release

    Greenville ranks among most frugal in N.C. tax burden list

    posted June 22, 2014
    RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in Greenville totaled $1,464 per person in the 2012 budget year, ranking the city No. 30 out of 35 larger North Carolina cities, according…
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