RALEIGH — North Carolina’s continuing struggles with unemployment paint a poor picture of the state’s strategy for attracting new jobs — especially the policy of awarding targeted tax breaks to favored companies. 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...
RALEIGH — Legislators need to overhaul North Carolina’s budget process before they force taxpayers to cough up billions of additional dollars in new taxes. That’s the assessment of the John Locke Foundation’s chief budget analyst, who outlines seven potential reforms in a new Spotlight report. Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph...
RALEIGH — As North Carolina struggles with one of the nation’s worst unemployment rates, Gov. Beverly Perdue plans an Asian trip based on the same misguided economic development policies that contributed to the state’s current economic woes. That’s the assessment of the John Locke Foundation’s chief budget analyst. Click here to view and here to...
RALEIGH — School board candidates across North Carolina will need more than just a standard “for the children” campaign speech this year, thanks to a new, easy-to-use checklist from the John Locke Foundation. Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discussing this Policy Report. “We know you’re ‘for the children’ and...
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...