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...
Click here to view and here to listen to Chad Adams discussing the By The Numbers Report. RALEIGH – Local taxes and fees in Greenville totaled $1,583 per person in the 2006 budget year, ranking the city 17th out of North Carolina’s 29 largest cities, according to a new report from the Raleigh-based Center for...
Click here to view and here to listen to Chad Adams discussing the By The Numbers Report. RALEIGH – Local taxes and fees in Hickory totaled about $1,846 per person in the 2006 budget year, ranking the city ninth out of North Carolina’s 29 largest cities in local government costs, according to a new report...
Click here to view and here to listen to Chad Adams discussing the By The Numbers Report. RALEIGH – Local taxes and fees in New Bern totaled about $1,816 per person in the 2006 budget year, as the city maintained a No. 19 ranking among North Carolina’s medium-sized municipalities. The rankings in a new report...
Click here to view and here to listen to Chad Adams discussing the By The Numbers Report. RALEIGH – Local taxes and fees in Rocky Mount totaled about $1,359 per person in the 2006 budget year, ranking the city 26th out of North Carolina’s 29 largest cities in local government costs, according to a new...
Click here to view and here to listen to Chad Adams discussing the By The Numbers Report. RALEIGH – Local taxes and fees topped $1,800 per person in each of the Triad’s major cities during the 2006 budget year, according to a new report from the Raleigh-based Center for Local Innovation. With the slowest growth...