Budget, Taxation & Economy
NCInnovation Looks a Lot Like “Bidenomics;” Has Strong Ties to Dems
A key component of "Bidenomics" sounds an awful lot like NCInnovation.
Jim Hunt
69th and 71st governor of North Carolina
Research Brief
Liberty
Civil society properly understood
There are two fundamentally different conceptions of civil society. One sees people acting with their families and neighbors to help one another. Civil society is voluntary cooperation with regard to…
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
A Brief History of North Carolina State Government Spending
The John Locke Foundation is approaching its 30th anniversary, and the Republican majority in the General Assembly is halfway through its fifth session. It seems a good time to look…
Law & Public Safety
Former Governors Join Cooper In Opposing Two Constitutional Amendments
It was a rare gathering of five former North Carolina governors of both political parties, as Will Rierson reports for Carolina Journal. All five attended Monday’s news conference to express…
Liberty
Cooper has issued nearly 40 percent of all N.C. vetoes
Gov. Roy Cooper’s announcement Monday of seven new vetoes not only helped him break the state’s record for most vetoes in a two-year legislative term (23). The first-term Democrat now…
Education
Is National Board Certification worth the investment?
In a January 18 press release, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction (NC DPI) proudly declared that NC Ranks 1st in National Board Certified Teachers. According to the release, nearly…
Research Brief
Education
Who Is (And Should Be) “In Charge” Of Education In NC?
As part of Extra Session 4, Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly introduced House Bill 17: Modify Certain Appointments/Employment. The bill would grant the incoming Superintendent of Public Instruction,…
Education
Review of WRAL’s “Grading Teacher Pay”
Last night, WRAL aired “Grading Teacher Pay,” a short documentary examining various aspects of the teacher pay debate in North Carolina. I posted some thoughts on the documentary here. My…
Education
Fact checking WRAL’s teacher pay documentary
Fact checking WRAL’s teacher pay documentary
Law & Public Safety
Separation of Powers in North Carolina State Government
View in your browser. There have been some significant recent developments in two lawsuits involving the separation of powers, both of which were filed in Wake County Superior Court last…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
N&O’s Christensen chimes in on TA debate
Misconceptions and unsubstantiated claims abound in News & Observer columnist Rob Christensen’s latest offering, “Teacher aides in limbo again.” First, Christensen mentions former governor Jim Hunt’s efforts to raise reading…
Elections & Public Integrity
Dispatches from the trail, June 24, 2015
• She’s out? Roll Call reports that former U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan will not challenge GOP incumbent Richard Burr next year. The D.C.-based publication cites sources saying that Hagan has…