RALEIGH – As energy costs climb in North Carolina, state lawmakers are contributing to the problem with misguided policies targeting climate change. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report delivers that warning. Click here to view and here to listen to Daren Bakst discussing this Spotlight report. “North Carolina policymakers regularly express concern about the...
RALEIGH – Gov. Mike Easley’s last budget plan would increase state spending by another $1 billion a year, calling on smokers and drinkers to foot part of the bill. That’s according to an analysis from the John Locke Foundation. Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing the governor’s budget. “The...
RALEIGH – Sixty-six percent of North Carolina voters rejected local tax increases Tuesday, sending 22 of 24 proposed tax hikes to defeat. Those results send a message that local governments should avoid pursuing sales and land-transfer tax increases in the future, said John Locke Foundation President John Hood. Click here to view and here to...
RALEIGH – A North Carolina commission is considering policies that “would exert significant negative effects on the state economy,” according to a new report from Boston-based economists who have analyzed the policies. Click here to view and here to listen to David Tuerck discussing the Beacon Hill Institute’s report. “By 2011, the state would shed...
RALEIGH – Local government leaders who want “affordable” housing should scrap their affordable housing policies. A new John Locke Foundation Regional Brief says those policies often cause large increases in local home prices. Click here to view and here to listen to Michael Sanera discussing this Regional Brief. “Even if they’re acting with the best...
Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Roy Cordato discussing this press release. RALEIGH – North Carolina legislators should question any claims of economic benefits from proposed climate change policies, now that the Appalachian State University Energy Center has admitted* inflating earlier estimates by more than 900 percent. A John Locke Foundation...
Click here to view and here to listen to Michael Sanera discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Rockingham County commissioners could avoid a proposed sales tax increase for 16 years by diverting $28 million in existing revenue streams to high-priority county government functions. That’s a key finding in a new John Locke Foundation Regional Brief....
Click here to view and here to listen to Michael Sanera discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Hertford County commissioners could avoid a proposed sales tax increase for 11 years by diverting $6.2 million in existing revenue streams to high-priority county government functions. That’s a key finding in a new John Locke Foundation Regional Brief....
Click here to view and here to listen to Michael Sanera discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Greene County commissioners could avoid a proposed sales tax increase for 19 years by diverting $3.3 million in existing revenue streams to high-priority county government functions. That’s a key finding in a new John Locke Foundation Regional Brief....
Click here to view and here to listen to Michael Sanera discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Tyrrell County commissioners could avoid a proposed land-transfer tax increase for at least four years by diverting $2.3 million in existing revenue streams to high-priority county government functions. That’s a key finding in a new John Locke Foundation...
Click here to view and here to listen to John Hood discussing this press release. RALEIGH – A week before North Carolina’s voters head to the polls, Republican candidates for governor will debate in a “Hometown Forum” Monday night in Asheboro. John Locke Foundation President John Hood will moderate the event hosted by the Republican...
Click here to view and here to listen to Michael Sanera discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Wilson County commissioners could avoid a proposed sales tax increase for 11 years by diverting $23.2 million in existing revenue streams to high-priority county government functions. That’s a key finding in a new John Locke Foundation Regional Brief....