I have previously posted on how to attend, and sign up to speak at, redistricting hearings scheduled for September 14 (today) and September 15. For the sake of convenience, here…
Carolina Journal‘s Dan Way reports on the latest the vacant 3rd U.S. Congressional District seat that will be filled July 9 special election: The elections board determined the order of candidates…
RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in Greenville totaled $1,464 per person in the 2012 budget year, ranking the city No. 30 out of 35 larger North Carolina cities, according…
Click here to view and here to listen to Michael Lowrey discussing this report. RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in Greenville totaled $1,859 per person in the 2011 budget…
View in your browser. While unfunded liabilities continue to garner plenty of attention in the press, I fear a lack of understanding means this attention is failing to translate into…
View in your browser. North Carolina’s staggering Unemployment Insurance (UI) debt — which fluctuates around $2.5 billion — has been growing for two and a half years and is in…
Readers of the New York Times learned this week that school choice works better than busing to improve students’ academic performance, thanks to a guest column from John Locke Foundation…
View in your browser. Scapegoating Foreigners for Fiscal Shortfalls This past month, media outlets have given plenty of attention to the collection of child tax credits by illegal immigrants —…
View in your browser. ALEC is not Your Enemy While in Charlotte late last week, I came across a handful of Occupy members protesting the American Legislative Exchange Council. Given…
View in your browser. News that severe inflation has arrived in the US — well beyond the Federal Reserve target of 1.5 to 2 percent — continues to abound. The…
Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Michael Sanera discussing this report. RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in Greenville totaled $1,922 per person in the 2010…
Beyond forced sterilization and eugenics, other topics helped earn air time and public speaking opportunities for John Locke Foundation experts this week. Carolina Journal Associate Editor Sara Burrows discussed state…