The ongoing opioid crisis is by far the biggest public health crisis that America is currently facing. North Carolina is not immune to the wide-reaching effects of this crisis. According…
A three-judge panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals has rejected Raleigh attorney Gene Boyce’s effort to force the State Bar to seek an outside review of a professional misconduct…
The John Locke Foundation research staff’s new First in Freedom Index continues to generate interest and attract attention across the country. Reason.com highlighted FFI on its “Hit & Run” blog…
Both John Locke Foundation Vice President for Outreach Becki Gray and Carolina Journal Managing Editor Rick Henderson discussed top political news this week for statewide television programs. Gray served as…
David Bass’ latest Carolina Journal Online report focuses on the case of a Lee County lawmaker whose school-age daughter was forced to write him a letter urging him to increase…
Kristy Bailey’s latest Carolina Journal Online report focuses on a proposed targeted tax incentive in Lee County that could help sink a local firm that has never taken government cash.
More evidence that common sense among bureaucrats is increasingly in short supply. This time the story comes from Big Education in Lee County, where, according to this story, a high…
Actually called the police and had a player arrested for arguing with him. Lee County Magistrate Judge Jim Thurman must not get out much. His website does list an email…
Voters in more than 20 counties will also decide next week whether to grant their county commissioners permission to raise local sales or land-transfer taxes. JLF Vice President for Outreach…
Twenty-two North Carolina counties are asking voters next month to approve local tax increases. Some are seeking sales tax hikes. Others want to triple the land-transfer tax. JLF analysts led…
Click here to view and here to listen to Michael Sanera discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Lee County commissioners could avoid a proposed sales tax increase for six years…
Dallas Woodhouse of Americans for Prosperity North Carolina offered Lee County commissioners Tuesday a case against proposed sales or land transfer tax increases.