RALEIGH – The John Locke Foundation will unveil its new global warming guide next week during a tour from Charlotte to Wilmington. The tour is titled “Why Al Gore Is Wrong: A North Carolina Citizen’s Guide to Global Warming.” Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Roy Cordato discussing the global warming...
RALEIGH – North Carolina needs to scrap forced annexation laws that violate democratic principles, help cities ignore their budget problems, and exclude minority neighborhoods. That’s the conclusion of a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Click here to view and here to listen to Daren Bakst discussing this Spotlight report. “Forced annexation was supposed to...
RALEIGH – North Carolinians could face hundreds of millions of dollars in new taxes and an assault on their safety and standard of living, in a misguided effort to fight global warming. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report delivers that warning. Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Roy Cordato discussing...
RALEIGH – Raising the mandatory school attendance age could cost North Carolina nearly $9 million a year, with no positive impact on the state’s graduation or dropout rates. That’s the main finding in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discussing this Spotlight report....
RALEIGH – State senators could avoid $207 million in new taxes and fees tied to the N.C. House’s state budget plan, while cutting spending and addressing more budget priorities. That’s a key finding in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing this Spotlight...
RALEIGH – Burlington could focus more attention on essential city services by getting out of the golf-course business. That’s the key finding in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. “The city-owned and –operated Indian Valley Golf Course lost almost $700,000 in the last four years,” said Dr. Michael Sanera, JLF Research Director and Local...
RALEIGH – North Carolina’s constitution has the nation’s weakest property rights protection, even after state lawmakers addressed the topic in 2006. That’s the assessment of a new John Locke Foundation Policy Report. Click here to view and here to listen to Daren Bakst discussing this Policy Report. In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court in Kelo...
RALEIGH – Smaller school and class sizes, innovative curricula, and better discipline are leading more North Carolina parents to choose charter schools for their children. That’s a key finding in a new John Locke Foundation Policy Report. Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discussing this Policy Report. The report says...
RALEIGH – North Carolina lawmakers could cut taxes, slice $1 billion from the governor’s budget plan, and still spend more money on top priorities. That’s according to the John Locke Foundation’s new Freedom Budget 2007. Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing Freedom Budget 2007. “North Carolina has gone from...
RALEIGH – North Carolina’s air quality deserves praise, not the scare tactics some environmental groups offer on Earth Day. 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. “For many environmental advocates, Earth Day is a special...
For planning purposes What: John Locke Foundation Headliner Luncheon When: Noon Monday, April 23, 2007 Where: Benton Convention Center 301 West 5th Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101 (Directions are available at www.JohnLocke.org/events.) Price: $25 Who: Fred Barnes founded The Weekly Standard with Bill Kristol and John Podhoretz in 1995. In 1996, he joined Fox News as...
For planning purposes What: John Locke Foundation North Carolina History Project Lecture When: Noon Tuesday, April 17, 2007 Where: Holiday Inn Brownstone 1707 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27605 Price: $15 Who: A lecturer in military history at Muhlenberg College, Edward H. Bonekemper III has written the books How Robert E. Lee Lost the Civil War...