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Liberty
Policy Pizza Back for Season Two!
For season two, we have guests who are experts on education, crime, immigration, affirmative action, free speech, election security, municipal government corruption, and so much more! This year, we even…
Elections & Public Integrity
Veto Override Delivers a Host of Locke Election Policy Victories
The General Assembly overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 747, “An Act to Make Various Changes Regarding Election Law,” on October 10. The party-line votes were 30-19 in…
Liberty
Israel Under Attack
Saturday, October 7, marked the single deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust, many calling it “Israel’s 9/11.” Hamas, a bloodthirsty terrorist organization backed by Iran, declared war on Israel…
Elections & Public Integrity
A Redistricting Tale of Three Counties Split Three Ways
One goal when drawing congressional districts is to keep political communities, including counties, together. As Jim Stirling and I noted in our report, Limiting Gerrymandering in North Carolina, “[W]hile there…
Research Brief
Energy
Governor’s Vetoes Would Harm Ratepayers and Reliable Electricity
Gov. Cooper vetoed bills that would define nuclear energy as clean energy and help a new natural gas pipeline get permitting. Cooper and certain environmentalists seem to think the vetoes…
Liberty
Privacy or Secrecy?
The North Carolina General Assembly recently passed a new state budget that contains a seemingly innocuous provision that would functionally exempt lawmakers from public records law. The provision – seen…
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
The $7 Billion in the State Budget Nobody Is Talking About
All news accounts described the recently passed state budget as spending $30 billion. But they left out a significant amount of spending: more than $7 billion. The recent trend of…
Elections & Public Integrity
Public Comments to General Assembly Committees on Redistricting Standards
The John Locke Foundation’s Jim Stirling and Andy Jackson both spoke at a public hearing of the joint Senate Redistricting and Elections and House Redistricting committees on September 27 at…
Research Brief
Environment
How the Budget Stops California from Setting North Carolina’s Transportation Policy
North Carolina’s no-more-stringent law forbids state environmental agencies from imposing stricter environmental regulations than required by the federal government. In 2022, as per his agreement with California Gov. Newsom, Gov.…
Liberty
A New Horizon: School Choice Becomes Law in North Carolina, Transforming Education
The wait is finally over. North Carolina has a solidified new state budget, and it includes a major victory for families across the state. The Republican-led budget, passing 26 to…
Research Brief
Elections & Public Integrity
Legislative Gutting of Public Records Law Can — and Should — Be Fixed
Legislators added a provision to the state budget that would make them functionally exempt from public records law. Government transparency is a defense against corruption and misfeasance. The General Assembly…
Elections & Public Integrity
Criteria Recommendations for North Carolina Congressional Maps
Though North Carolina passed its newest budget last week, the legislature will still be busy this week. The legislature still must draw new congressional and legislative maps following the North…