Property taxes are a burden for many North Carolina families. In the March 2026 Carolina Journal poll, 76.8 percent of likely voters said property taxes were a burden on their…
Property taxes have been a hot topic at the North Carolina General Assembly. Responding to growing concerns from voters, in June 2026, the General Assembly approved legislation to enact a…
RALEIGH — The John Locke Foundation and its publication, Carolina Journal, are proud to announce several leadership updates and welcome a new member to the Locke team. Locke Executive Vice…
North Carolina’s Carbon Plan law requires retiring certain baseload electricity resources (coal and eventually natural gas). Present plans would attempt to replace them by overbuilding solar facilities. This policy threatens…
An August 13 Carolina Journal Poll offers a stark warning for Republicans heading into the 2026 midterm elections: North Carolina voters overwhelmingly believe tariffs make the things they buy more…
While most North Carolina General Assembly districts trend Republican, this looks like a good year for Democrats. They enjoy a 48-42.6 percent advantage over Republicans on the state legislative generic…
A new report from the John Locke Foundation, “Energy Poverty in North Carolina: Securing Affordable, Reliable Power,” features a county-by-county energy poverty index for North Carolina. The previous research brief…
Parents want more educational options. While school choice has grown in recent years, 75 percent of all K–12 students still attend public schools in North Carolina. School choice has come…
A new report from the John Locke Foundation explains how state and local policymakers in North Carolina can effectively implement open enrollment, a type of school choice that expands access…
After months of negotiations, House and Senate leaders claim to have reached a budget compromise that includes an average 8% teacher pay raise — one of the largest proposed increases…
That’s a new finding from the May Carolina Journal Poll. The poll of 600 likely voters and conducted on May 10–11, 2026, found that 65 percent of respondents “support allowing…
People of all political stripes agree that health care is unaffordable for too many. A major campaign buzzword this year is the “unaffordability crisis,” with health care being a foremost…