Liberty
A Brief History of Santagrams
Recently, when looking through the North Carolina State Archive’s digital collection (a thing I do from time-to-time), I ran across a couple of so-called “Santagrams” from Western Union. I immediately…
Rocky Mount Telegram
Liberty
Memories of the passage of the N.C. Education Lottery
Today’s surprise vote on the North Carolina budget bill reminded folks of the vote that authorized the lottery. Here is an Associated Press clipping from the Rocky Mount Telegram about…
Liberty
Teacher vacancy “panic” and out-of-state recruiting existed 20 years ago
Stories like “Teacher shortage has NC looking elsewhere to recruit” mislead when they claim that “looking elsewhere” is a “new approach to recruiting teachers.” For example, the July 26, 1999, Rocky Mount Telegram story…
Education
Anti-choice coordination at its best? (with 1/15 updates)
Want proof that the Left is coordinating its messages? Compare the article written by Winston-Salem/Forsyth County teacher Stu Egan with the letter to the editor written by Meredith College English…
Law & Public Safety
Rocky Mount Telegram Reports on JLF Concerns Over Civil Asset Forfeiture Abuse
From Rocky Mount Telegram reporter Lindell John Kay: A North Carolina conservative think tank wants local authorities to stop seizing property under federal law due to threats to property rights…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Tax rates going up in Rocky Mount
Last night, the Rocky Mount City Council met. The minutes aren’t available yet, but the Rocky Mount Telegram reports that the councillors discussed property taxes. Surprise, surprise, it looks like…
Liberty
Overinflated claims about Rocky Mount’s Downtown Community Facility
If you dropped in from out of town and picked up yesterday’s Rocky Mount Telegram, you could be forgiven for thinking that the city was booming, with developers beating each other…
Research Brief
Regulation
Rocky Mount’s Ill-Advised Community Facility Breaks Ground
In 2012, Rocky Mount started discussing plans for a downtown event center. The plans were controversial, with supporters adamant that the project would bring much-needed economic revitalization to the area,…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Rocky Mount Event Center
In 2012, residents of Rocky Mount started hearing about plans for an event center. The city council was talking about a project that would spur downtown economic development and regeneration,…
Liberty
Redistricting reform, legislative haggling, and other items of interest
A recent Rocky Mount Telegram editorial cited the John Locke Foundation’s support for reform of North Carolina’s electoral redistricting process. (Groups as disparate as the conservative John Locke Foundation and…
Liberty
Education myths, Obamacare, e-cigarettes, and other JLF research news
WTVD Television asked John Locke Foundation Director of Research and Education Studies Terry Stoops to rebut claims that North Carolina is undergoing a mass teacher exodus because of pay issues.…
Liberty
Researchers focus on film incentives, Obamacare, and more plus other items of interest
The Kernersville News published John Locke Foundation Director of Regulatory Studies Jon Sanders‘ recent column panning state film incentives. N.C. Senate Republicans highlighted in their daily press email Sanders’ column…