After months of anticipation, piles of money spent, endless TV commercials watched and too many visits from candidates to count, the 2020 election is finally here. Several of my colleagues…
• The polls are open until 7:30 p.m. Find your polling place here. Have at it! • Advancing the primary so that North Carolina became a player in the presidential…
• Buncombe County Commissioner Holly Jones is on the airwaves with an ad touting her record as she seeks the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. Jones will face 2012 Democratic nominee…
Both the N.C. House and Senate are moving forward with plans that would change the teacher tenure system in North Carolina’s public schools. John Locke Foundation Director of Research and…
The strange story of a Canadian boy punished for bringing an “environmentally unfriendly” Ziploc bag to school generated national attention in the American media for Michael Sanera, John Locke Foundation…
John Hood isn’t the only person declaring a pox on all the houses along Senate JII Lane. News & Observer columnist (and news director at WPTF, State Government Radio, and…
One of the last bills winding its way through the North Carolina legislative process this year would give state government more power to address drought management in the future. JLF…
Speaking of renewable energy mandates, that’s just one of the ideas North Carolina is pursuing in its quest to limit global warming. Supporters of efforts to impact climate change contend…
The John Locke Foundation plays such an important role as a critic of North Carolina government policies that some politicians refuse to answer its questions. The News & Observer‘s “Under…
State Treasurer Richard Moore is attracting media attention as he campaigns for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. His latest state debt affordability report drew a response from JLF Fiscal Policy Analyst…
North Carolina’s state budget will face “insurmountable” problems connected with the growing costs of long-term care, unless the state changes its policies. The John Locke Foundation delivered that warning this…
Here’s the link to the N&O story on David Hartgen’s latest traffic congestion forecast for North Carolina cities. The N&O wrote 493 words on Dr. Hartgen’s research into the state’s…