Hunter Lovell reports for the Washington Free Beacon on bad news for the Prairie State. An Illinois Policy Institute analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data found that Illinois’s working-age population…
There have been just as many successful de-licensing efforts in the past two years as there were the previous 40 years. We can thank a North Carolina licensing board's overzealous…
The Heritage Foundation features Coletti’s analysis of why the federal budget proposed by President Trump, which looks alot like NC’s reforms, could lead to the economic growth we’ve seen right…
Mailee Smith of the Illinois Policy Institute describes a court case from the Prairie State that could have a major national impact. It would extend right-to-work protections. Twenty-eight states have…
Before the idea gains traction, those who take fiscal responsibility seriously ought to clarify why a federal bailout of state pensions is a terrible idea. For starters, it would reward…
View in your browser. Welcome On Monday, 30,000 Chicago Public School teachers and education personnel went on strike. In this week’s CommenTerry, I take a closer look at the three…
View in your browser. A Travesty to Federalism and Loss for North Carolina Unfunded pensions for state employees have reached such a magnitude — $2.5 trillion nationally — that a…
As I noted back in July with The Future of Freedom Foundation: The “Amazon” tax neither generates revenue nor creates a level playing field. It does eliminate profitable relationships and drive companies…
As he is wont to do, our pal, now at the Illinois Policy Institute, sets the record straight on the tea party movement.
The John Locke Foundation’s new glossary of government planning jargon earned a top-of-the-page headline in the News & Observer‘s”Triangle Politics” section Saturday. Glossary author Michael Sanera, JLF Director of Research…
The Winston-Salem Journal‘s readers had a chance Saturday to learn why Daren Bakst, John Locke Foundation Director of Legal and Regulatory Studies, believes North Carolina needs to rein in overly…
Sure. Read Jerry Agar’s latest post from the Illinois Policy Institute on the escalation of insanity here.