Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Michael Sanera discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Pender 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 Pender County government has more than $23.2...
RALEIGH – Gastonia should get out of the golf-course business and focus on providing essential city services. That’s the key recommendation in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. “The Municipal Golf Course of Gastonia lost more than $1.2 million over the last five years,” said Dr. Michael Sanera, JLF Research Director and Local Government...
RALEIGH – Goldsboro could devote more money to essential city services if taxpayers stopped subsidizing local golfers. That’s a key finding in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. “Goldsboro Municipal Golf Course lost more than $2.7 million over the last six years,” said Dr. Michael Sanera, JLF Research Director and Local Government Analyst. “The...
RALEIGH – A Wake County school facilities study group has ignored research data that could help taxpayers save millions of dollars while building new schools more efficiently. The John Locke Foundation is highlighting that research in a new Spotlight report. Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discussing this Spotlight report....
RALEIGH – Public school students in North Carolina face a growing number of course options, regardless of federal No Child Left Behind standards. That’s a key finding in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. “Fears that policy changes driven by No Child Left Behind would decimate the public-school curriculum in North Carolina appear to...
RALEIGH – N.C. counties ignore the economic benefits of growth when they pursue Adequate Public Facilities Ordinances. That’s a key finding in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Michael Sanera discussing this Spotlight report. “Governments that pursue these APFOs never acknowledge the positive impacts...
RALEIGH – A government-sponsored group lobbying for corporate tax incentives in Cumberland County refuses to release details about a study used to support its claims. That’s the assessment of a John Locke Foundation researcher studying the proposed incentives. Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing this press release. “The Cumberland...
RALEIGH – An environmental group misses the boat when it tries to use temperature data from N.C. cities to make a case for the dangers of global warming. That’s according to a new analysis from the John Locke Foundation. Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Roy Cordato discussing this press release....
RALEIGH – North Carolina electricity customers could soon be forced to pay as much as $125 million a year for electricity they’ll never use. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report notes that money would fund out-of-state electricity use instead. Click here to view and here to listen to Daren Bakst discussing this Spotlight report....
RALEIGH – North Carolina cannot fix its ailing public school systems by mandating longer school days or a longer school year. That’s the conclusion in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discussing this Spotlight report. “The General Assembly has not yet translated chatter...
RALEIGH – Increased accountability and a larger private sector role could help improve North Carolina’s troubled mental health system. That’s a major recommendation offered in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing this Spotlight report. “An ambitious, well-intentioned mental health reform plan has...
RALEIGH – Charter, private, and home school students have saved N.C. taxpayers nearly $900 million in school building costs since 2000. That’s a key finding in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discussing this Spotlight report. “Legislators should lift the charter school cap...