North Carolina could promote job creation, lower consumer prices, and boost opportunities for low-income families by replacing most of the state's occupational licensing with voluntary certification. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report explains why.
Published: Sunday, April 12th, 2015 @ 5:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Those who pay attention to state politics have heard it again and again. Enrollment in teacher education programs has dropped because Governor McCrory and evil state legislators do not "respect" the teaching profession.
Published: Sunday, April 12th, 2015 @ 2:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I've got a newfound sense of respect for John Bell. We took it to him TWICE yesterday. Instead of ducking and running, or just badmouthing us in private, the Goldsboro Republican (and third-ranking House member) decided to go head-to-head with The Daily Haymaker.
Published: Sunday, April 12th, 2015 @ 2:13 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Please click on the link to access the agenda for the April 13, 2015 City Council meeting.
Published: Sunday, April 12th, 2015 @ 1:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor McCrory took action on two pieces of legislation, signing Senate Bill 78, which increases protections for corrections officers and House Bill 41, which makes technical corrections to revenue laws.
Published: Sunday, April 12th, 2015 @ 4:11 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Recent events lead me to restate an argument I made several years ago in response to a belligerent correspondent: mind your own business.
Published: Sunday, April 12th, 2015 @ 4:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina has transformed from the Pepsi Generation to the Pepto population. In 1950, the median age in our state was 26.5 years. By 1981, it was almost 30 and the N.C. Division of Aging and Adult Services reports it as 36.9 years in 2009.
Published: Sunday, April 12th, 2015 @ 4:10 am
By: Tom Campbell
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