Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Moore County is asking voters next week to approve $54 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...
RALEIGH – This year’s high-profile Minneapolis bridge disaster exposes North Carolina’s need for new state transportation priorities. That’s the key finding in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Click here to view and here to listen to Daren Bakst discussing this Spotlight report. “The summer bridge collapse on Interstate 35 should serve as a...
RALEIGH – An outside consultant likely used “seriously flawed” methods to help craft state global warming policy proposals for North Carolina. That’s according to a new assessment from a Boston-based economic research group. Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Roy Cordato discussing this press release. The John Locke Foundation is highlighting...
RALEIGH – North Carolinians should question the process that’s leading to proposals for fighting global warming in the Tar Heel state. That’s the warning from a John Locke Foundation analyst who has monitored the process. Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Roy Cordato discussing this press release. “This process has been...
Click here to view and here to listen to Chad Adams discussing the City and County Issue Guide 2007. RALEIGH – Local governments can help their communities prosper by holding the line on taxes and fees, minimizing regulation, and avoiding the use of force against private property owners. Those are some key recommendations in the...
Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Michael Sanera discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Columbus County commissioners could free $15.6 million for high-priority county government functions, without raising tax rates. That’s the message in a new John Locke Foundation Regional Brief. The $15.6 million figure includes new money expected from the...
Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Michael Sanera discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Gates County voters should consider the millions of dollars their local government has overcollected or spent on non-essential items in recent years. A new John Locke Foundation Regional Brief shows Gates County government has $2.5 million available...
Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Michael Sanera discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Henderson County voters should consider the millions of dollars their local government has overcollected or spent on non-essential items in recent years. A new John Locke Foundation Regional Brief shows Henderson County government has $19.6 million available...
Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Michael Sanera discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Hertford County commissioners could free $7 million for high-priority county government functions, without raising tax rates. That’s the message in a new John Locke Foundation Regional Brief. The $7 million figure includes new money expected from the...
Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Michael Sanera discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Sampson County commissioners could free $15.5 million for high-priority county government functions, without raising tax rates. That’s the message in a new John Locke Foundation Regional Brief. The $15.5 million figure includes new money expected from the...
Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Michael Sanera discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Robeson County commissioners could free $38.2 million for high-priority county government functions, without raising tax rates. That’s the message in a new John Locke Foundation Regional Brief. The $38.2 million figure includes new money expected from the...
Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Michael Sanera discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Swain County voters should consider the millions of dollars their local government has overcollected or spent on non-essential items in recent years. A new John Locke Foundation Regional Brief shows Swain County government has $2.6 million available...