RALEIGH – North Carolina will face “insurmountable” budget problems linked to retiring baby boomers, if the state continues on its current course of long-term care public policy. That’s a key warning delivered in a new Policy Report prepared for the John Locke Foundation by the Center for Long-Term Care Reform. Click here to view and...
RALEIGH – An outside consultant’s report on proposed global warming policies is plagued by problems that render it “useless” to North Carolina policy makers. That’s the assessment of a new peer review (pdf version) from a Boston-based economic research group. Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Roy Cordato discussing this press...
RALEIGH – A model the Appalachian State University Energy Center used to project the economic impact of N.C. climate change policies has “serious flaws” that undermine its credibility. That’s the verdict of a new peer review report (pdf version) from a Boston-based economic research group. Click here to view and here to listen to Dr....
RALEIGH – Alexander County commissioners could free almost $5.3 million for high-priority county government functions, without raising tax rates. That’s the message in a new John Locke Foundation Regional Brief. The $5.3 million figure includes new money expected from the state, along with savings gained from the elimination of non-essential county spending, said Dr. Michael...
RALEIGH – The University of North Carolina could boost its teacher-training programs by starting charter schools at most UNC campuses. That’s the key recommendation in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discussing this Spotlight report. “UNC President Erskine Bowles has an opportunity to...
RALEIGH – Flexible water prices would help North Carolina communities do a better job dealing with the state’s drought, according to a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing this Spotlight report. “Prices offer the most efficient, effective, and welfare-enhancing way of matching the...
RALEIGH – The Kannapolis City Council’s plan to borrow $168 million through tax increment financing exposes key problems with that type of funding scheme. That’s according to a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing this Spotlight report. “Tax increment financed bonds, or TIFs,...
RALEIGH – People who urge local governments to dig deeper into taxpayers’ pocketbooks seem unwilling to part with their own cash voluntarily. That’s the key conclusion in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing this Spotlight report. “The reality is that you can...
Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Durham County is asking voters next week to approve $194 million in school construction bonds and increase an already high tax burden on low- and middle-income homeowners. That’s the key finding in a new John Locke Foundation Regional...
Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Gaston County is asking voters next week to approve $175 million in school construction bonds and increase an already high tax burden on low- and middle-income homeowners. That’s the key finding in a new John Locke Foundation Regional...
Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Macon County is asking voters next week to approve $42 million in school construction bonds and increase an already high tax burden on low- and middle-income homeowners. That’s the key finding in a new John Locke Foundation Regional...
Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Mecklenburg County is asking voters next week to approve $516 million in school construction bonds and increase an already high tax burden on low- and middle-income homeowners. That’s the key finding in a new John Locke Foundation Regional...