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House budget would let election boards hire private counsel
What do you do if you believe that the attorneys tasked with defending a state law or agency sympathize with the plaintiff? That is not an idle question, but a…
Elections & Public Integrity
Federal voter registration lawsuit is important but likely premature
North Carolina’s voter rolls are less secure than they should be. One reason for that reduced security is that hundreds of thousands of voter registrations are missing data that would…
Freedom Focus
Freedom Focus
Yes, AI is new, but the principles for regulating it are not
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) raises questions about regulating its use and abuse. When considering laws regulating speech, we cannot be dazzled or feel threatened by the newness of…
Education
Trump tariffs will have negative impact on NC public schools
President Donald Trump’s tariff proposals have put the country on edge. While many conservatives have rightly applauded the president’s efforts to downsize government, eliminate the Department of Education, and end…
Agriculture
Are robot farm workers the future of NC agriculture?
North Carolina’s farms lack workers. That’s the central warning in “Harvest on Hold,” my new report for the Center for Food, Power, and Life at the John Locke Foundation. The…
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
House budget proposal: How does it stack up to the Senate’s?
On Monday, the North Carolina House unveiled its 2025–2027 biennial budget proposal, calling for $32.6 billion in net General Fund appropriations for fiscal year (FY) 2026. This would represent a…
Freedom Focus
Education
Educational equity: the impossible goal justifying public school monopoly
As a thought experiment, imagine if North Carolina passed a law mandating not just that all children be educated, but that they must attend traditional public schools. No more private…
Elections & Public Integrity
The issue with tracking North Carolina’s independent expenditures
Getting an accurate number of how much money truly goes into North Carolina elections is complicated. While there are ways to pull large quantities of campaign finance data through the…
Health Care
Freeing up NC’s nurses would increase healthcare access
North Carolina is one of just 13 states placing this unnecessary requirement on nurse practitioners.
Research Brief
Law & Public Safety
Why NC should eliminate judicial deference to state agencies
When there is a dispute between a citizen and an administrative agency, a legal doctrine known as judicial deference requires courts to “defer” to the latter’s interpretation of the law…
Law & Public Safety
“Fighting overcriminalization in federal regulations”
That’s the title of an executive order recently issued by President Trump. Compared to tariffs and donated airplanes, it didn’t get much media coverage, but it should have. The order is a…
Education
Recapping National Charter Schools Week in North Carolina
This week, North Carolina joined many other states across the country in celebrating National Charter Schools Week and recognizing the opportunities that charter schools provide for thousands of students. Charter…