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Press Releases: 2016

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    Flat tax in N.C. ensures people with higher incomes pay more

    posted December 14, 2016
    RALEIGH — North Carolina’s flat-rate income tax promotes economic growth while ensuring that taxpayers with higher incomes pay progressively higher tax rates. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report…
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    Proposed Rocky Mount event center could become ‘albatross’ for taxpayers

    posted December 7, 2016
    RALEIGH — An event center that could cost up to $51 million threatens to generate far more costs than benefits for Rocky Mount. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight…
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    Direct Primary Care saves Union County government $1.28 million in first year

    posted December 2, 2016
    RALEIGH — A new Direct Primary Care option helped Union County government save more than $1.28 million on health care claims in its first year, without sacrificing quality of care…
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    Overregulation stifles N.C. entrepreneurs in alcohol-related fields

    posted November 18, 2016
    RALEIGH — Overregulation of alcoholic beverages in North Carolina stifles entrepreneurs hoping to expand a growing industry across the state. That’s one of the key findings of a new John…
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    N.C. draws national recognition as state economy outperforms regional, U.S. gains

    posted October 26, 2016
    RALEIGH — North Carolina has outperformed regional and national averages in most standard measures of economic growth, including job creation, gross domestic product, and personal income, since conservatives took control…
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    Wake to vote on ‘underutilized, inconvenient, and expensive’ transit plan

    posted October 17, 2016
    RALEIGH — Wake County taxpayers could be saddled with a multibillion-dollar bill for an expanded transit system that fails to meet most people’s needs. That’s if Wake voters approve a…
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    Proposed minimum wage hike could cost N.C. 334,000 jobs

    posted October 12, 2016
    RALEIGH — Raising the government-mandated minimum wage to $15 per hour could cost North Carolina 334,000 jobs. The least-skilled and most vulnerable workers would feel the largest impact, according to…
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    Latest JLF Agenda promotes N.C. economic prosperity through individual liberty

    posted October 10, 2016
    RALEIGH — RALEIGH — North Carolina can set the stage for economic prosperity by pursuing policies that promote and enhance individual liberty. That’s the driving theme behind more than 85…
  • Press Release

    JLF to honor Milton Friedman July 29 by highlighting benefits of trade

    posted July 19, 2016
    RALEIGH — Free trade has been hammered on the presidential campaign trail this year, but the John Locke Foundation will tout free trade’s benefits on Friday, July 29. That’s the…
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    N.C., local governments should base bike spending on transportation demand

    posted July 11, 2016
    RALEIGH — Census data show that new and converted bicycle lanes represent a “poor use” of limited state and local N.C. transportation dollars. That’s a key finding from a new…
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