RALEIGH — North Carolina could tally in 2009 the lowest number of high-ozone days of any year on record if current trends continue. That’s a key finding in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Roy Cordato discussing this Spotlight report. “What can be seen...
RALEIGH — North Carolina would feel no more pressure to build commercial wind turbines along its mountain ridgelines if lawmakers scrapped their two-year-old renewable energy mandates. That’s the assessment a John Locke Foundation expert makes in a new Spotlight report. Click here to listen to Daren Bakst discussing this Spotlight report. The report urges repeal...
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s continuing struggles with unemployment should remind policymakers that the state’s economy cannot rely on job growth in the government sector. That’s one lesson the John Locke Foundation’s chief budget analyst takes away from the state’s latest employment news. Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing North...
RALEIGH — A new, easy-to-use checklist will help voters and candidates focus on the most important issues facing North Carolina’s city and town governments. The John Locke Foundation is unveiling the checklist as candidates start cranking up their campaigns for the 2009 municipal elections. Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Michael...
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s government mandates for renewable energy and energy efficiency will likely cost the state 3,600 jobs and $1.8 billion in higher electricity rates, while slashing the state’s economy by more than $140 million a year by 2021. That’s according to a new report from a Boston-based economic research team. Click here to...
RALEIGH — Taking a cue from David Letterman, a John Locke Foundation expert has compiled a new top 10 list to battle misconceptions about North Carolina’s private schools. That list makes up the bulk of a new Parent’s Guide to private schools. Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discussing this...
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s money-losing tax credit for film production would hit taxpayers’ wallets even harder if it’s expanded this year. That’s the conclusion of a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing this Spotlight report. “Some legislators think North Carolina’s loss of a...
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s latest unemployment numbers help expose problems associated with the federal government’s stimulus plan, according to a John Locke Foundation analyst with a Ph.D. in economics. Proposed state tax hikes of nearly $1 billion a year would make existing problems worse. Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Roy...
RALEIGH — North Carolina taxpayers have a good reason to worry about Gov. Beverly Perdue’s plan to raise taxes by more than $1.6 billion a year. That’s the assessment of the John Locke Foundation’s chief budget analyst. Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing this press release. “In the largest...
RALEIGH — Taxpayers throughout North Carolina will have an easier time keeping tabs on their state and local governments, thanks to NCTransparency.com, a new Web site produced by the John Locke Foundation. Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing this press release. “When applied to government, transparency means being able...
RALEIGH — A $5,000 scholarship would cover the yearly tuition of the average private elementary day school in North Carolina, while $6,000 would take care of average high school tuition. Those are two key facts collected in a new John Locke Foundation Policy Report assessing a first-of-its-kind survey of the state’s private schools. Click here...
Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Roy Cordato discussing this press release. RALEIGH — Two new personal income tax brackets included in the N.C. House budget could “destroy” more than 2,800 private-sector jobs in the state, according to a report (pdf link) from Boston-based economists who analyzed the tax plan. “Since...