Click here to view and here to listen to Katherine Restrepo discussing this Policy Report. RALEIGH — Medicaid spending has grown dramatically, while patient health outcomes have declined, as North Carolina has relied on Community Care of North Carolina to serve most Medicaid patients. A new Policy Report from the John Locke Foundation and Florida-based...
Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Roy Cordato discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — North Carolina’s new tax reforms help set the stage for long-term economic growth in the state. That’s the assessment of the John Locke Foundation’s top tax expert, who analyzes the reforms and suggests future improvements in a...
Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Terry Stoops discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — Just five months after releasing a report that outlined key questions surrounding new Common Core public school education standards, the John Locke Foundation has revised and expanded the report — nearly doubling the number of questions answered....
Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Roy Cordato discussing this press release. RALEIGH — From taxes and spending to regulation, education, and transportation, the 2013 session of the North Carolina General Assembly proved historic in producing positive reforms for state government. That’s the assessment from top John Locke Foundation staffers reviewing...
Click here to view and here to listen to Sarah Curry discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — Lawmakers are considering a $20.6 billion General Fund budget deal that incorporates tax and education reforms with long-term positive impacts for North Carolina. That’s according to the author of a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. “With a...
RALEIGH — North Carolina is likely to see millions of dollars in net annual benefits over time, if lawmakers join almost every other state in making the juvenile justice system the default destination for 16- and 17-year-olds charged with crimes. That’s according to Texas-based criminal justice experts who have just issued a newly updated version...
Click here to view and here to listen to Katherine Restrepo discussing this Policy Report. RALEIGH — Medicaid reform is likely to end up with much better results in North Carolina than in Kentucky. A new joint Policy Report from the John Locke Foundation and the Florida-based Foundation for Government Accountability explains why. “Much of...
RALEIGH — The most likely outcome of tax reform negotiations in the North Carolina General Assembly is a plan that would lead to average annual state revenue growth of 3.2 percent to 3.9 percent. That’s a key finding in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. “Assuming that state General Fund revenue growth follows its...
Click here to view and here to listen to Sarah Curry discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — North Carolina legislators can maximize their flexibility for tax reform and unanticipated Medicaid spending by using a “reverse logrolling” approach to the final state budget deal. That’s the conclusion of a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. This...
Click here to view and here to listen to Jon Sanders discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — Legislators can take one of the most effective steps toward fighting overregulation in North Carolina by setting expiration dates for state rules. Support for end dates — or sunsetting — is one of the key findings in a...
Click here to view and here to listen to Katherine Restrepo discussing this Policy Report. RALEIGH — Gov. Pat McCrory’s Medicaid reform plan marks a “critical step forward” to help create a pro-patient, pro-taxpayer health care safety net. That’s the conclusion of a new Policy Report from the John Locke Foundation and the Florida-based Foundation...
Click here to view and here to listen to Sarah Curry discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — Lost in the debate about tax reform in North Carolina is the more than $2 billion in excise taxes the state collects in a single budget year. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report documents the state’s various...