RALEIGH — Most economic impact studies fail to show whether a proposed taxpayer-funded project is worth the projected costs. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report explains why. “Whether it’s…
RALEIGH — North Carolina can set the stage for economic prosperity by pursuing policies that promote and enhance individual liberty. That’s the driving theme behind more than 85 recommendations on…
Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Roy Cordato discussing Agenda 2014. RALEIGH — Building on positive reforms from the past few years, North Carolina’s elected leaders…
Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Roy Cordato discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — Government efforts to employ “demand-side management” in North Carolina energy, transportation, land-use,…
RALEIGH — A group pushing North Carolina lawmakers to adopt costly climate-change policies has made a serious error while trying to justify its proposals, according to a John Locke Foundation…
RALEIGH – A North Carolina commission is considering policies that “would exert significant negative effects on the state economy,” according to a new report from Boston-based economists who have analyzed…
Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Roy Cordato discussing this press release. RALEIGH – North Carolina legislators should question any claims of economic benefits from proposed…
RALEIGH – North Carolina would lose more than 33,000 jobs and face a $4.5 billion hit to its Gross State Product by 2011, if lawmakers adopt just a fraction of…
RALEIGH – An outside consultant’s report on proposed global warming policies is plagued by problems that render it “useless” to North Carolina policy makers. That’s the assessment of a new…
RALEIGH – A model the Appalachian State University Energy Center used to project the economic impact of N.C. climate change policies has “serious flaws” that undermine its credibility. That’s the…
RALEIGH – An outside consultant likely used “seriously flawed” methods to help craft state global warming policy proposals for North Carolina. That’s according to a new assessment from a Boston-based…
RALEIGH – Legislators can help North Carolina by focusing on freedom, according to the latest John Locke Foundation publication. The 32-page Issue Guide 2007 outlines 15 freedom-oriented policy recommendations in…