“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...
RALEIGH — As North Carolina reaches the 75th anniversary of its right-to-work law, now is a great time to strengthen the state’s protection against forced labor unionization. A new John Locke Foundation report calls on policymakers to add right-to-work provisions to the N.C. Constitution. “States with right-to-work laws enjoy lower unemployment rates, higher job growth, and higher wage...
Wednesday, March 2, 2022 RALEIGH – Today, the John Locke Foundation’s Civitas Center for Public Integrity released the updated 2022 Civitas Partisan Index(CPI) to reflect the final state legislative district maps. This tool reflects the political balance of power in North Carolina. Modeled after the Cook Partisan Voting Index, the CPI compares the political leanings...
RALEIGH – As part of our commitment to the constitutional right to keep and bear arms, the John Locke Foundation has joined a brief in Bianchi v. Frosh, a critical Second Amendment case in which the plaintiffs are requesting review by the U.S. Supreme Court, formally known as a Petition for Writ of Certiorari. In Bianchi v....
A statement from Amy O. Cooke, CEO of the John Locke Foundation: “Tonight the Democrat justices on the North Carolina Supreme Court lived up to their nickname: “the usurper four.” They sided with the discredited Marc Elias, Eric Holder, and well-funded special-interest groups against North Carolina voters. They willingly violated the sacrosanct principle of separation...
“Marc Elias proves again that he has an exceedingly high tolerance for his own hypocrisy and shame. He called the North Carolina map drawn by the GOP-controlled legislature a “grotesque partisan gerrymander,” “indefensible,” and proof the Republican Party “has lost all shame.” Elias’ law firm, the Elias Law Group, is representing the plaintiffs in Harper v. Hall, one...
RALEIGH – In a victory for the voters of North Carolina, and after unrelenting exposure by the Carolina Journal, the nonprofit journalism arm of the John Locke Foundation, the state Supreme Court has announced it will uphold the integrity of the judiciary, which will allow Republican Justices Phil Berger Jr. and Tamara Barringer to remain on NAACP v....
RALEIGH – Jordan Roberts, a rising star in North Carolina’s liberty movement, has been selected to lead the John Locke Foundation’s government affairs division. Roberts’ promotion to Director of Government Affairs is effective December 20, 2021. A four-year veteran of Locke, Roberts takes the reins of the legislative-focused team from Becki Gray, his mentor and...
Judge Lee’s Leandro Ruling Is Not a Moral Crusade. It’s a Money Grab. Judge David Lee’s Leandro ruling is not a moral crusade. It’s a money grab. Today, Judge Lee trampled the North Carolina constitution and embraced a brazen scheme to sidestep the elected members of the General Assembly and raid the public purse. Judge...
RALEIGH — Today, the John Locke Foundation released the updated Civitas Partisan Index. This tool reflects the political balance of power in North Carolina. Modeled after the Cook Partisan Voting Index, the Civitas Partisan Index (CPI) compares the political leanings of voters in each state House and Senate district with the partisan voting tendencies of the state as...