Press Releases: 2017

RALEIGH — North Carolina should take steps to stop state and local law enforcement agencies from working with the federal government in civil asset forfeiture “equitable sharing” programs. Those programs…

RALEIGH — North Carolina risks losing ground economically to other states unless it reforms its current approach to occupational licensing. The state also faces the threat of federal legal action.

RALEIGH — Bids to bring major-league soccer to Charlotte or Raleigh offer a major contrast in the way taxpayers would be forced to help foot the bill. A new John…

RALEIGH — The latest N.C. General Fund budget builds on a recent history of sound, fiscally responsible state spending plans. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report highlights the…

RALEIGH — Government is bigger and more expensive than it needs to be, thanks to an economic concept called the “special interest effect.” A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight…

RALEIGH — The $23 billion General Fund compromise between N.C. House and Senate budget negotiators would spend roughly $100 million more in 2017-18 than either chamber originally had planned. But…

RALEIGH — North Carolina legislators can help make health insurance more affordable by re-examining dozens of state health benefit mandates. They also should avoid creating new mandates. A new John…

RALEIGH — North Carolina legislators could save taxpayers another $455 million in the next budget year. They would meet that target by using a tool called consensus-based budgeting. A new…

RALEIGH — North Carolina electric ratepayers are spending much more money than they need to spend on their electric bills, thanks to the state’s application of a nearly 40-year-old federal…

RALEIGH — N.C. House budget writers’ decision to mirror the Senate’s overall goal of $22.9 billion in General Fund spending next year should pave the way for relatively quick agreement between…