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Empowering Educational Opportunity in North Carolina
The priority application period for North Carolina’s expanded Opportunity Scholarship program began today, Feb. 6, giving families throughout the state the chance to apply for scholarships to help cover the…
Research Brief
Elections & Public Integrity
Why North Carolina Should Implement Term Limits for Legislative Leaders
This is the fourth of a four-part series covering our findings in “Reforming North Carolina’s General Assembly.” Part One covered legislative pay, Part Two dealt with session limits, and Part…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Franchise Tax: Antiquated from Antebellum
With origins dating back to Antebellum, the franchise tax, also known as a capital stock tax, is among North Carolina’s most antiquated taxes. To paint a picture, when the franchise…
Freedom Focus
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Clawback Provisions Don’t Insulate Corporate Welfare Failures from Cost
The recent ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating biotech giant Amgen’s expansion in Wake County felt like a final parting blow in a litany of corporate welfare schemes secured by now former Gov.…
Education
2024 NAEP Scores: Only a Little Progress in NC, as Troubling Trendlines Continue
Scores on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) were released on Jan. 29. Across the country, many hoped to see signs that students were recovering from pandemic learning…
Research Brief
Education
Voters Continue to Support School Choice, but Questions Loom
Support for school choice remains strong across political preferences and demographics
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Medicaid Expansion: Fiscally Irresponsible and Morally Questionable
After holding off for 13 years, in December 2023, North Carolina became the 40th state to implement Medicaid expansion, extending Medicaid coverage to healthy adults with incomes up to 138 percent…
Elections & Public Integrity
A Wish List for the 2025-26 North Carolina General Assembly Session
The 2023-24 session of the North Carolina General Assembly delivered a host of policy victories for the John Locke Foundation, including changes to the law advocated for by Locke’s Civitas…
Research Brief
Education
2025 NC School Choice Snapshot: Much to Celebrate, More to Do
From now through Feb. 1, celebrations are being held throughout the country in honor of National School Choice Week. Although the occasion is not officially recognized by gubernatorial proclamation in…
Research Brief
Education
What North Carolina Could Learn from Indiana About School Finance
School finance reform often takes decades to achieve, yet a window of opportunity has opened across the South. Recently, both Tennessee (2022) and Mississippi (2024) have significantly changed the way…
Education
Let’s Celebrate School Choice!
School Choice is exploding in North Carolina and nationally. And for good reason: people want more choice in education and parents are the best persons to determine how and where…
Elections & Public Integrity
Elections Boards are Removing Hundreds of Thousands of Voter Registrations: That Is Good
While North Carolina is still dealing with the fallout from registration problems in the 2024 election, county election boards have started a process that will remove hundreds of thousands of…