RALEIGH — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a “rising star” in conservative politics, will deliver the featured remarks Feb. 4 during the John Locke Foundation’s 19th anniversary celebration in Raleigh. “We’re delighted to announce that the John Locke Foundation is bringing Gov. Jindal to the Triangle,” said JLF President John Hood. “In his first year in...
RALEIGH — Four major reforms are critical for North Carolina to get rid of forced annexation, according to a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. The changes would help fix a “fundamentally flawed” annexation law. Click here to listen to Daren Bakst discussing this Spotlight report. “Real reform of the state’s regressive annexation law does...
RALEIGH — North Carolina could face a “property insurance disaster” unless it takes steps soon to shore up its coastal Beach Plan, according to a new John Locke Foundation Policy Report. Click here to view and here to listen to Eli Lehrer discussing this Policy Report. “This little-known plan imposes an enormous fiscal liability on...
RALEIGH — Improved Career and Technical Education programs could help lower North Carolina’s public school dropout rate while helping more students prepare for the workforce. Those are key findings in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discussing this Spotlight report. “Rather than throw...
RALEIGH — Chatham County landowners would bear the costs of a “radical” land-use plan designed to benefit a small, politically connected elite. That’s the conclusion of a new John Locke Foundation Regional Brief. Click here to view and here to listen to Michael Sanera discussing this Regional Brief. “Chatham County’s proposed Corridor Overlay District would...
RALEIGH — Anson County commissioners could avoid a proposed sales tax increase for 17 years by diverting more than $5.8 million in savings and existing revenue streams to high-priority county government functions. That’s a key finding in a new John Locke Foundation Regional Brief. “The savings and revenue reallocation recommended in this Regional Brief would...
RALEIGH — Caswell County commissioners could avoid a proposed sales tax increase for 28 years by diverting almost $4.8 million in savings and existing revenue streams to high-priority county government functions. That’s a key finding in a new John Locke Foundation Regional Brief. “The savings and revenue reallocation recommended in this Regional Brief would generate...
RALEIGH — Onslow County commissioners could avoid a proposed sales tax increase for nine years by diverting almost $36.7 million in savings and existing revenue streams to high-priority county government functions. That’s a key finding in a new John Locke Foundation Regional Brief. “Onslow County voters rejected a proposed sales-tax increase overwhelmingly in May,” said...
RALEIGH — Person County commissioners could avoid a proposed sales tax increase for 18 years by diverting almost $14 million in savings and existing revenue streams to high-priority county government functions. That’s a key finding in a new John Locke Foundation Regional Brief. “The savings and revenue reallocation recommended in this Regional Brief would generate...
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s mental health reformers will miss the boat if they focus solely on the structure of the mental health system, according to a new John Locke Foundation Policy Report. Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing this Policy Report. “Reforms first adopted in 2001 have yet to...
RALEIGH — Polk County commissioners could avoid a proposed land-transfer tax increase for 12 years by diverting more than $11 million in savings and existing revenue streams to high-priority county government functions. That’s a key finding in a new John Locke Foundation Regional Brief. “The savings and revenue reallocation recommended in this Regional Brief would...
RALEIGH — Chowan County commissioners could avoid a proposed sales tax increase for 14 years by diverting almost $4.5 million in savings and existing revenue streams to high-priority county government functions. That’s a key finding in a new John Locke Foundation Regional Brief. “The savings and revenue reallocation recommended in this Regional Brief would generate...