Reducing the number of early voting days may be debated in this year’s General Assembly session. Reducing early voting days would likely have little effect on turnout. A possible compromise…
The North Carolina State Board of Elections has tried to illegally restrict election observers several times recently. Vagueness both in state law and in regulations increases the potential for conflict…
House Bill 816, would address two problems with current election administration practice and make our elections more transparent.
The state licensing board for massage and bodywork said reflexologists didn't practice massage and bodywork — then they changed their mind. House Bill 434 would ward off this licensing threat…
No, Etta James’ 1960 classic recording hasn’t entered the public domain, and the original score by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren hasn’t entered it either. Nevertheless, quite a few works will…
…Now that current 13th District Rep. George Holding plans to challenge current 2nd District Rep. Renee Ellmers in a primary and Rep. Alma Adams has said she will run for reelection in the…
Budgets lay out priorities. Votes on the budget reflect priorities of lawmakers. The governor had his with a 2.3% increase in spending. The House passed a budget last week that…
You should know where JLF stands on N.C.’s mandate and subsidies for renewable energy and subsidies. We’ve written extensively about North Carolina’s renewable energy portfolio standards and what a bad…
The John Locke Foundation has opposed North Carolina’s renewable energy standards mandate since it first passed into law as Senate Bill 3 under liberal leadership in 2007. The imposition of…
North Carolina legislators reached a deal this week to replace the controversial Common Core public school standards. Time Warner Cable News interviewed John Locke Foundation Director of Research and Education…
The Common Core debate is far from over. Thursday afternoon the House Education Committee took up Senate Bill 812, Maintain State Authority Over State Standards, aka the Common Core Bill.…
Film incentives are a bad deal for North Carolina taxpayers. It’s bad public policy. Job creation is questionable and reports are misleading. It is inconsistent with positive tax reforms. Over…