city in North Carolina, United States
July 4, 2026, is just days away. It’s the semiquincentennial celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which marked the birth of our country 250 years ago. In…
A new report from the Center for Food, Power, and Life at the John Locke Foundation takes stock of North Carolina’s energy infrastructure and estimates how much infrastructure the state…
Though North Carolina passed its newest budget last week, the legislature will still be busy this week. The legislature still must draw new congressional and legislative maps following the North…
As part of the North Carolina League of Conservation Voters v. Hall lawsuit, plaintiffs’ attorneys put forward what they call “optimized maps.” They claim that those maps “reduce the number…
When looking at the new North Carolina Senate district map, you can see several examples that look like classic gerrymandering. However, a little knowledge of the area shows that, in…
North Carolina's constitution and related court cases severely limit how counties can be divided when forming state legislative districts. Precincts sometimes must be split when forming districts but doing so…
Airbnb has taken steps in North Carolina to remove so-called “party houses” from their platform. According to Charlotte Business Journal reporter Ashley Fahey, Airbnb has banned 20 houses in Charlotte…
Introduction Public-sector unions are central to some of the most contentious public policy issues in contemporary America. Do unions improve or impair the political process and elections? Do police unions…
An MIT study on the factors that contributed to the transmission of COVID-19 has gotten a lot of traction recently. Dominic Coletti, research intern at the John Locke Foundation, wrote…
As Americans begin to look at the prospect of reopening businesses and restarting their economies, policymakers need to consider factors that exacerbate the spread of COVID-19. Data scientists, epidemiologists, and…
Over the years of following local government, I’ve come to the conclusion that there not a federal grant out there local politicians don’t like. Heaven forbid they would turn their…
It’s pretty much a given that Guilford County Schools will have a bond referendum on the ballot sometime in 2020. County Commissioner Skip Alston envisions a $1 billion referendum in…