RALEIGH — To what extent do North Carolina parents enjoy a choice of schools for their children — and how often do they use it? This question addresses one of the most important issues in education reform. And its answer can be found in a new study from the North Carolina Education Alliance that ranks...
A Special Message from the Desk Of John Hood: I’m writing today to alert you and other regular visitors to the John Locke Foundation’s web sites — including Carolina Journal Online, NorthCarolinaAtWar.com, and our main JLF site — about a new Internet feature we unveiled in late August: a weblog on public policy issues of...
RALEIGH — The John Locke Foundation’s influential monthly journal of news, analysis, and commentary on North Carolina issues is now available in a new format: a weekly radio newsmagazine. “Carolina Journal Radio” is the latest project of the Raleigh-based think tank, which also publishes Carolina Journal in print, distributes Carolina Journal Weekly Report by email,...
RALEIGH — A new report by the Surface Transportation Policy Project is garnering attention from policymakers and the news media despite the fact that it “clearly misleads the public” said John Locke Foundation Vice President Roy Cordato. “The study exaggerates the number of high ozone days in North Carolina and alleges a link between high...
RALEIGH — The U.S. Supreme Court has issued its decision in a much-awaited case involving racial preferences at the University of Michigan, but a North Carolina-based higher education analyst is warning educators and policymakers not to read too much into the decision, which appears to preserve some kinds of affirmative action to promote diversity while...
RALEIGH — As the American Lung Association prepares to release its annual State of the Air report, including county rankings that often receive significant media attention, a new study from the Raleigh-based John Locke Foundation calls into question the usefulness of the ALA ranking system, particularly when applied to North Carolina communities. “The annual American...
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Senate is considering a state budget plan for the next two years that relies heavily on collecting higher taxes from families with children in order to close a projected deficit and fund new programs, according to a preliminary analysis published Tuesday by the John Locke Foundation. Among the $499 million...
RALEIGH — The North Carolina House has moved with uncharacteristic speed to devise a budget plan for the 2003-05 biennium, but a preliminary analysis by the John Locke Foundation questions whether the proposal is truly well-timed. The Spotlight briefing paper, published Thursday, looked at state spending trends and potential budget savings not included in the...
RALEIGH — A statewide program to reduce greenhouse gases to levels required by the United Nation’s Kyoto Protocol on global warming would likely cost North Carolina households an average of $7,249 a year and consumers and businesses $22.7 billion in higher energy costs and lost wages, according to a recent study by an independent think...
RALEIGH — Gov. Mike Easley’s just-announced state budget plan for the 2003-05 biennium includes an immediate $461 million tax increase and allows spending to grow by nearly 5 percent next year, according to a preliminary analysis by the John Locke Foundation. The Raleigh-based think tank also identified at least 60 proposals for budget savings in...
RALEIGH — Gov. Mike Easley announced Monday a proposed spending cap for North Carolina that would limit annual budget growth to average changes in the state’s personal income — a plan immediately praised by the head of the John Locke Foundation as a “welcome first step” in restoring the state’s fiscal integrity. “I think Gov....
RALEIGH — The John Locke Foundation will celebrate its 13th anniversary on Friday, February 28 with a speech by political commentator Fred Barnes and an awards ceremony honoring former Charlotte city council member Don Reid and Raleigh attorney Gene Boyce. Barnes, executive editor of The Weekly Standard and a regular commentator on the Fox News...