RALEIGH — North Carolina’s auto insurance system imposes a special tax on all drivers that helps subsidize rates for high-risk drivers. That tax is part of a system designed to guarantee profits for insurers. Those are just two of the key facts highlighted in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Highlighting seven facts about...
RALEIGH — Gov. Pat McCrory recommends no tax increase in his first budget plan, a stark contrast to the most recent proposals from predecessor Beverly Perdue. That’s one of the key points the John Locke Foundation’s top budget analyst notes in her initial review of McCrory’s budget numbers. “After two years of budget fights between...
Click here to view and here to listen to Jon Sanders discussing this Policy Report. RALEIGH — Elected, accountable lawmakers should rein in the power of unelected state government bureaucrats by taking a more active role in approving or rejecting North Carolina’s major rules. That’s the key recommendation in a new John Locke Foundation Policy...
Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Terry Stoops discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — A voucher program is likely to offer North Carolina the most transparent, easy-to-understand school choice option the state could consider this year. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report offers that assessment. Vouchers also require no tax...
Click here to view and here to listen to Jon Sanders discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — North Carolina’s ban on small-scale, short-term lenders or payday lenders hurts potential borrowers more than it helps them. That’s a key conclusion in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report, which recommends that North Carolina legalize these kinds...
Click here to view and here to listen to Sarah Curry discussing the John Locke Foundation’s proposal for a Taxpayer Bill of Rights. RALEIGH — While North Carolina’s elected leaders prepare to tackle tax reform, the John Locke Foundation’s new book urges them to take on the related issue of government overspending through a state...
RALEIGH — The John Locke Foundation honored former N.C. House Speaker Pro Tem Dale Folwell, R-Forsyth, Saturday with the 2013 James Knox Polk Award for leadership in public office. The Polk Award highlights “North Carolinians who exhibit the finest qualities of leadership and commitment to freedom and constitutional government,” said JLF President John Hood while...
Click here to view and here to listen to John Hood discussing the John Locke Foundation’s new book. RALEIGH — North Carolina needs a major redesign of its state government operating system, a “North Carolina 6.0” that would include an expanded veto for the governor, formal session limits for legislators, and the return of party...
Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Terry Stoops discussing the John Locke Foundation’s education reform recommendations. RALEIGH — North Carolina should break free of the so-called Common Core State Standards, which are tied to attempts to nationalize public school education requirements. That’s one of the key recommendations the John Locke Foundation’s...
Click here to view and here to listen to Jon Sanders discussing the John Locke Foundation’s proposals for regulatory reform. RALEIGH — North Carolina should require elected leaders to vote on new rules and regulations that would have a “major” impact on jobs, the economy, and consumer prices. That’s just one of the ideas the...
Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Terry Stoops discussing the John Locke Foundation’s guide to school choice. RALEIGH — Now that North Carolina has lifted its public charter school cap and approved new tax credits for parents of children with special education needs, state leaders still have other options for improving...
Click here to view and here to listen to John Hood discussing the John Locke Foundation’s recommendations for N.C. health care policy. RALEIGH — North Carolina should reject both the proposed Medicaid expansion and state-based health insurance exchange tied to the 2010 federal health care law. The John Locke Foundation’s new book says those two...