RALEIGH – A statement from Amy O. Cooke, CEO of the John Locke Foundation: “While China emits enough carbon dioxide to eliminate any gains North Carolina makes in a matter of minutes, the NC Utilities Commission has chosen to saddle our state’s ratepayers with an energy plan that guarantees higher bills and colder homes over the winter. “Our early...
RALEIGH – Once again the Usurper Four have proven their loyalty to partisanship over a commitment to the North Carolina Constitution and the voters who gave them the privilege to sit on the state’s highest court. Their ruling to overturn the constitutionally passed voter ID law shows how little they think of our constitution and people....
RALEIGH – The court’s decision is a dangerous usurpation of the General Assembly’s rightful power of the purse and to make education policy. The court’s decision does not uphold or enforce constitutional rights, but threatens them. That Leandro continues to drag on for decades speaks loudly to the failings of education policy by judiciary.
RALEIGH – Today’s opinion reflects the continued partisan assault from this court, which has been rightly dubbed ‘The Usurper Four.’ This cowardly-timed ruling dishonors the constitutional separation of powers, and Justice Hudson’s move to issue a lame duck decision for which there is no democratic oversight, is telling. Shamefully missing from this decision are a respect...
RALEIGH – The John Locke Foundation is proud to announce that Dr. Robert ‘Bob’ Luebke has been selected as the director of Locke’s Center for Effective Education (CEE). “Dr. Luebke brings decades of experience advocating on behalf of North Carolina students and parents,” said Locke’s Senior Vice President of Research, Brian Balfour. “We have the...
RALEIGH – Last night, the John Locke Foundation brought home the Bob Williams Award for “Biggest Home State Win” at this year’s State Policy Network Annual Meeting. This coveted award is given to an organization that served as an integral part of securing a significant policy victory in their state. Locke received the award for...
RALEIGH — The “Usurper Four” Democrat majority has gone scorched earth on the state constitution and the will of millions of North Carolina voters. This decision, crafted by notorious progressive idealogue Anita Earls, is designed to appease the Democrats’ far-left activist base – a small but well-funded base that openly rejects the very popular voter ID law and taxpayer protections. These four Justices...
RALEIGH — The John Locke Foundation is standing against the N.C. Senate’s vote Wednesday to expand Medicaid. Expansion is the key element of House Bill 149, slated for a vote on the Senate floor later this afternoon. “For years, most state senators have rightfully recognized that Medicaid expansion is bad medicine for North Carolina,” said Locke Chief...
RALEIGH – The John Locke Foundation has launched a new center to protect and expand freedom in the vital policy areas of agriculture, energy, and the environment. The newly created Center for Food, Power, and Life (CFPL) will focus on enhancing North Carolinians’ lives by improving their access to food, power, and more of life’s...
“It makes zero sense for the N.C. General Assembly to consider expanding Medicaid now. At a time of rising inflation, growing shortages of critical supplies like baby formula, and other signs of increasing economic uncertainty, it would be incredibly risky to saddle taxpayers with a new multibillion-dollar ongoing government obligation. Medicaid supporters claim expansion would...
RALEIGH — Parents have a fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children. Until recently, that truth has been unquestioned. Today, the John Locke Foundation released a Parents’ Bill of Rights calling on lawmakers to reaffirm parental authority and influence throughout North Carolina’s public schools. Locke hopes the new document will...
RALEIGH — For two years, families across the state have been at the mercy of politicians and school boards who have too often shown they’re willing to sacrifice child welfare for the sake of their political agenda. To the parents who continue to fight tirelessly for their children, we see you, we hear you, and...