RALEIGH — Policy analysts from the John Locke Foundation will discuss taxes, the state budget, property rights, education, the state’s economy, and other key issues this election season in a series of 25 events across the state during the month of September. The “Agenda 2002 Tour” — organized by the Locke Foundation, the North Carolina...
RALEIGH — Today’s decision by Moody’s Investors Service to downgrade North Carolina’s bond rating revealed the pointlessness of last year’s massive $700 million state tax increase, according to two senior staff members at the John Locke Foundation. In a preliminary analysis of the Moody’s decision, which reduced the rating on North Carolina’s general obligation debt...
RALEIGH — A proposed $14.3 billion budget revision now being debated in the North Carolina House relies primarily on tax increases, revenue enhancements and one-time savings to eliminate the state budget deficit, and would set the stage for more costly tax hikes during the 2003 legislative session, according to a preliminary analysis published today by...
RALEIGH — A Spotlight published today by the John Locke Foundation used the term “socialism for capitalists” to describe a bill proposed by the Easley administration to offer new cash grants to selected corporations. Dr. Roy Cordato, an economist who serves as vice president and resident scholar at the Raleigh-based think tank, examined how the...
RALEIGH — John Locke Foundation vice president Don Carrington, who serves as associate publisher of Carolina Journal, appeared this morning during a segment of ABC’s “Good Morning America” program to discuss his recent reporting on how North Carolina’s share of the national tobacco settlement is being spent. The news story quoting Carrington appeared at about...
RALEIGH — The “concept” announced today by Gov. Mike Easley and legislative leaders for the proposed Clean Smokestacks Bill would effectively impose hundreds of millions of dollars a year in higher electric rates on consumers, according to a preliminary analysis by the John Locke Foundation. At a press conference today, Easley and other officials said...
RALEIGH — Newly published figures on tax burdens in the United States confirms that North Carolina now has a significantly higher state and local tax burden than Massachusetts, according to a preliminary analysis by the John Locke Foundation. The Washington-based Tax Foundation released its annual “Tax Freedom Day” report in April, comparing all 50 states...
RALEIGH — Former schoolteacher and school board member Lindalyn Kakadelis of Charlotte has been selected as the new director of the North Carolina Education Alliance, a special project of the Raleigh-based John Locke Foundation. Kakadelis will write articles, participate in public forums, testify before governmental bodies, and comment on education reform issues from her perspective...
RALEIGH — Former Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr will make the keynote address as the John Locke Foundation celebrates its 10th anniversary with a day-long conference and award ceremony on February 19, 2000. The event features a breakfast speech by former Attorney General Ed Meese, political analysis from nationally known journalists such as “McLaughlin Group” panelist...
RALEIGH — As students and faculty debate whether UNC-Chapel Hill should raise its tuition, a new study concludes that the problems to which the extra tuition money would be applied — inadequate salaries and a “brain drain” of top professors — don’t exist. “The Professors Are Not Underpaid,” a new Inquiry paper published this week...
RALEIGH — Policies associated with the “Smart Growth” movement would be disastrous for North Carolina communities, according to a new report released today by the John Locke Foundation. Smart Growth proponents often favor more strict regulation of development, impact fees on new homes to fund schools, and increased spending on mass transit instead of roads...
RALEIGH — North Carolina school districts and local officials should pursue new ways to build, renovate, and operate public schools to avoid tax increases, say the authors of a new briefing paper on school construction published by the N.C. Alliance for Smart Schools. Doug Haynes, director of the Smart Schools Alliance, and John Locke Foundation...