Click here to view and here to listen to Michael Sanera discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Randolph County commissioners could avoid a proposed sales tax increase for 13 years by diverting $33.5 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 – Stanly County commissioners could avoid a proposed sales tax increase for 16 years by diverting $23 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 Lindalyn Kakadelis discussing this Policy Report. RALEIGH – New education tax credits would help more North Carolina parents choose the best schools for their children, while potentially saving the state millions of dollars each year. That’s a key conclusion of a new N.C. Education Alliance Policy...
RALEIGH – Neighbors of Raleigh’s Neuse River Greenway are much more likely than other greenway users to object to the greenway’s potential costs in increased crime, decreased privacy, and lower property values, according to a recent John Locke Foundation survey. Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Michael Sanera discussing this Regional...
RALEIGH – The John Locke Foundation today called on most members of Raleigh City Council to disclose their ownership of garbage disposals and to disable and remove those disposals as soon as possible. “If the city council wants to ban any new customers of Raleigh’s sewer system from installing garbage disposals, council members should show...
RALEIGH – North Carolina needs a “Coast Law” to protect residents from wind turbines that ruin local landscapes, harm wildlife, and pose potential health risks, all while providing an unreliable source of electricity. That’s the key conclusion of a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Click here to view and here to listen to Daren...
RALEIGH – North Carolina plans to spend more than $49 million of state tax revenue and oversee spending of more than $475 million on job training and placement programs in the next budget year, even though researchers consistently call such government programs wasteful, inefficient, and sometimes counterproductive. That’s a key finding in a new John...
RALEIGH – A new John Locke Foundation report guides North Carolinians through “vague, overbroad” policies proposed to help the state address global warming. The report shows how the policy proposals would raise taxes, hurt the poor, and limit consumers’ choices. Click here to view and here to listen to Daren Bakst discussing this Policy Report....
RALEIGH – North Carolina counties could boost public safety, cut costs, and improve health outcomes by steering the mentally ill away from jail and toward community-based care. That’s the major finding in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing this Spotlight report. The...
RALEIGH – A new $7 million grant program will likely have little short-term or long-term impact on North Carolina’s high school dropout rate, according to a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discussing this Spotlight report. “These grants represent the latest misstep from a...
RALEIGH – A West Coast success story can guide N.C. cities and towns looking to spur redevelopment. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report shows how Anaheim, Calif., boosted its fortunes without using economic incentives or abusing eminent domain powers. Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Michael Sanera discussing this Spotlight...
RALEIGH – North Carolina’s annexation laws should be “significantly reformed to protect the citizens of North Carolina,” according to a Statement of Principles adopted by more than a dozen North Carolina groups, including the John Locke Foundation. Click here to view and here to listen to Daren Bakst discussing this press release. The groups unveiled...