For planning purposes What: John Locke Foundation Headliner Luncheon When: Noon Tuesday, November 14, 2006 Where: Holiday Inn Brownstone 1707 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27605 Price: $25 Who: Join the John Locke Foundation for an in-depth critique of the national and local election results and what they mean for North Carolina and the nation. Rob...
RALEIGH – State education officials canceled a news conference today, a move that helps hide problems with new statewide math scores. Those scores show how North Carolina’s education testing program has failed parents, students, and taxpayers, according to a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Click here to view and here to listen to discussion...
RALEIGH – The Wake County Public School System has missed the mark in developing its $1.056 billion school facilities spending plan. That’s the conclusion of a new John Locke Foundation Policy Report. Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discuss this Policy Report. “If Wake County schools face a ‘crisis’ about...
Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH – North Carolina could make health insurance more affordable for everyone by helping finance high-risk health insurance pools, a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report shows. Joseph Coletti, JLF fiscal policy analyst, said high-risk health insurance pools could improve...
For planning purposes What: John Locke Foundation Headliner Luncheon When: Noon Monday, October 23, 2006 Where: Brownstone Holiday Inn 1707 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC Price: $25 Who: One of the brightest young journalists in America, Matthew Continetti graduated from Columbia University in 2003. While at Columbia, he wrote for the Columbia Spectator and ISI’s magazine,...
For planning purposes What: John Locke Foundation Headliner Luncheon When: Noon Thursday, October 12, 2006 Where: Charlotte Marriott Executive Park 5700 Westpark Drive, Charlotte, NC 28217 (Directions are available at www.JohnLocke.org/events.) Price: $25 Washington, D.C., sometimes seems like an alien planet—bizarre and unbelievable. But the unfamiliar becomes familiar and the bigger-than-life personalities become real when...
RALEIGH – “My impression is that the general discussion of global climate change has moved beyond Kyoto because both sides seem to agree that even full implementation of Kyoto would have a relatively small impact on greenhouse gas emissions or global climate change.” Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Roy Cordato...
RALEIGH – The Triangle welcomes a new forum for news, commentary, and debate about politics and public policy. The John Locke Foundation announces today the launch of its new Triangle-specific Web site and a new blog, Right Angles. The new site will mark its first week of use by the time the John Locke Foundation...
For planning purposes What: John Locke Foundation statewide blogger conference When: Saturday, October 7, 2006 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Sheraton Greensboro at the Koury Convention Center Greensboro, NC Price: $25 Carolina FreedomNet 2006 is a half-day blogger conference open to all. It will feature two panels of well-known North Carolina bloggers and a...
RALEIGH – Sanford 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. Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Michael Sanera discussing this Spotlight report. “Sanford Municipal Golf Course lost more than $1 million over...
For planning purposes What: John Locke Foundation Headliner Luncheon When: Noon Tuesday, October 3, 2006 Where: Hilton North Raleigh 3415 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, NC (Directions are available at www.JohnLocke.org/events.) Price: $25 Who: In 1995, John Rowland was a rising star within Republican politics. He was the youngest governor ever elected in the history of...
RALEIGH – A new public/private partnership could allow the Triangle Transit Authority (TTA) to take its history of eminent domain abuse to a new level. That’s a 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. “TTA has abused...