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Federal regulators are getting increasingly uneasy with proposals such as a partnership involving UNC Health Care and Carolinas HealthCare System
Published: Wednesday, September 20th, 2017 @ 11:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The debate over short-term rentals in Raleigh has continued for a couple of years without a clear solution
Published: Wednesday, September 20th, 2017 @ 3:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper released the following statement in response to the health care legislation introduced by Senators Bill Cassidy and Lindsey Graham
Published: Wednesday, September 20th, 2017 @ 2:59 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ever since North Carolina enacted a major tax reform package in 2013, left-of-center politicians and pundits have lamented the disappearance of a progressive income tax
Published: Tuesday, September 19th, 2017 @ 10:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The annual testing data and report cards for North Carolina's public schools are out
Published: Tuesday, September 19th, 2017 @ 12:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A typical North Carolina medical patient would save nearly $300 a year and have more competitive options for lower-cost treatment if outdated regulations didn't exist, research shows
Published: Saturday, September 16th, 2017 @ 6:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Republicans have enjoyed majorities in both bodies of the General Assembly for nearly seven years now, and pretty soon Phil Berger and Tim Moore will be asking for two more
Published: Saturday, September 16th, 2017 @ 10:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A three-judge panel in Wake County Superior Court granted an extended 30 day stay requested by the State Board of Education in the lawsuit between the board and State Superintendent Mark Johnson while appeals are pending
Published: Saturday, September 16th, 2017 @ 2:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The U.S. House of Representatives just took a knife to funding for the federal civil asset forfeiture program - a move that could help protect innocent North Carolinians and their property
Published: Friday, September 15th, 2017 @ 7:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Charlotte and the Research Triangle Park are joining the growing number of candidates submitting proposals for Amazon’s second headquarters
Published: Friday, September 15th, 2017 @ 12:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Democrats on the House Select Committee on Judicial Redistricting on Tuesday tried to raise objections to the comprehensive judicial redistricting plans in House Bill 717
Published: Friday, September 15th, 2017 @ 9:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Chris Coons (D-DE) to introduce the Marijuana Effective Drug Studies (MEDS) Act of 2017, bipartisan legislation that would make it easier for researchers
Published: Friday, September 15th, 2017 @ 4:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Under federal civil asset forfeiture, local and state law enforcement officers can take your property, including cash, if they suspect said property was somehow connected to a crime
Published: Friday, September 15th, 2017 @ 3:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Friday, September 15th, 2017 @ 12:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Judges on Thursday will hear a N.C. State Board of Education motion to extend a stay in the lawsuit between the board and Superintendent Mark Johnson
Published: Thursday, September 14th, 2017 @ 1:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Wake County Superior Court has a new leader
Published: Thursday, September 14th, 2017 @ 9:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Thursday, September 14th, 2017 @ 5:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Insurance companies will take a big hit from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, but that shouldn't hurt North Carolina's retirement system investments
Published: Wednesday, September 13th, 2017 @ 9:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When lawyers in North Carolina's latest redistricting battle head to court next month, they might have some clues about the U.S. Supreme Court's approach to their arguments
Published: Tuesday, September 12th, 2017 @ 8:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Read the latest court opinion in North Carolina’s ongoing fight over electoral redistricting, and you might sense a growing disconnect between the world governed by constitutional law and the world most people understand
Published: Tuesday, September 12th, 2017 @ 2:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Tuesday, September 12th, 2017 @ 1:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The House and the Senate finally passed redistricting maps after weeks of contentious committee meetings and public hearings
Published: Tuesday, September 12th, 2017 @ 2:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The University of North Carolina School of Law’s Center for Civil Rights on Friday was officially banned from filing lawsuits. But low-income and minority residents still have options to get legal help
Published: Monday, September 11th, 2017 @ 11:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Monday, September 11th, 2017 @ 6:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Lawsuits challenging North Carolina's current congressional district map pose different questions than a suit in the U.S. Supreme Court challenging Wisconsin legislative maps
Published: Monday, September 11th, 2017 @ 3:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Education released a slew of data during its September board meeting, and while the numbers show higher graduation rates and overall improvement in school performance, significant challenges over low performers and poverty rates remain
Published: Sunday, September 10th, 2017 @ 2:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A vile strain of racial tension has infected our national discourse
Published: Sunday, September 10th, 2017 @ 12:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ever since the 2016 election, many N.C. Republicans have feared - and many Democrats have hoped - that a partisan realignment on the N.C. Supreme Court could put the brakes on policies and programs put forward by the GOP-led General Assembly
Published: Friday, September 8th, 2017 @ 10:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When it comes to disputes about free speech, "snowflakes" occupy both sides of the aisle
Published: Friday, September 8th, 2017 @ 12:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper has declared a state of emergency in North Carolina to include all 100 counties in anticipation of Hurricane Irma
Published: Friday, September 8th, 2017 @ 11:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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District Enrollment Dips as Charters Surge
Published: Friday, September 8th, 2017 @ 9:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two Republicans and one Democrat in North Carolina's congressional delegation have signed on to a legal brief challenging "extreme" partisan gerrymandering at the U.S. Supreme Court
Published: Friday, September 8th, 2017 @ 9:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Democrats believe that their progressive policies would be best for North Carolina's economy
Published: Thursday, September 7th, 2017 @ 1:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The fraternal benefit society WoodmenLife 623 Washington donated $1,500 to the Beaufort County Community College Foundation for scholarships
Published: Thursday, September 7th, 2017 @ 12:58 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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