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Inflation is a deeply regressive tax, impacting all Americans, especially low-income households
Published: Friday, June 3rd, 2022 @ 12:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Axios is reporting that North Carolina Senate Republicans are expected to file a bill that would expand Medicaid in North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, June 2nd, 2022 @ 10:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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John Locke Foundation President Donald Bryson discusses post-primary Civitas Poll results in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race between Democrat Cheri Beasley and Republican Ted Budd.
Published: Wednesday, June 1st, 2022 @ 11:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In 2021 Gov. Cooper ordered the state to develop 2.8 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy resources by 2030 and a whopping 8 GW by 2040
Published: Tuesday, May 31st, 2022 @ 11:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Survey shows clear majority of likely general election voters support a Parent’s Bill of Rights
Published: Tuesday, May 31st, 2022 @ 7:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina’s employment situation improved again in April as the unemployment rate fell to 3.4%, remaining below the national average of 3.6%, according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
Published: Monday, May 30th, 2022 @ 7:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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With state revenue for the current fiscal year now projected to be $4.2 billion higher than originally predicted, state budget writers are sitting on a sizeable stack of funds.
Published: Monday, May 30th, 2022 @ 6:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Parents of Wake County Public School students know well the realities of the school bus driver shortage.
Published: Sunday, May 29th, 2022 @ 3:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Hybrid schools employ multiple settings, instructors, and mediums of instruction with varying degrees of standardization and regimentation
Published: Saturday, May 28th, 2022 @ 3:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ballot order was randomly determined on March 4.
Published: Saturday, May 28th, 2022 @ 11:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As thousands of small businesses were forced to close for good as a result of his economic lockdowns, Gov. Cooper’s administration handed out $1.2 billion worth of corporate welfare to giant corporations like Apple, FujiFilm, and Toyota in 2021.
Published: Saturday, May 28th, 2022 @ 7:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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American voters are increasingly disenchanted with the men and women who have been elected to govern their interests both domestically and abroad.
Published: Thursday, May 26th, 2022 @ 5:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Especially during an election season, taxpayers must be wary of calls to expand government
Published: Thursday, May 26th, 2022 @ 9:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last week, the North Carolina State Board of Education approved a request to begin drafting new science and healthful living standards for public schools.
Published: Sunday, May 22nd, 2022 @ 10:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Wednesday afternoon Governor Roy Cooper released his recommended budget adjustments for the upcoming fiscal year that begins on July 1.
Published: Friday, May 20th, 2022 @ 6:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A group encouraging Democrats who changed parties to vote for Wendy Navarez are reducing the chance that Cawthorn will lose the Republican primary
Published: Friday, May 20th, 2022 @ 9:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The interstate program is the best data sharing option North Carolina has to clean its voter rolls because it is currently the only data sharing option to clean its voter rolls
Published: Thursday, May 19th, 2022 @ 6:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This morning saw the release of inflation numbers for April, and – while down slightly from March – prices continue to rise at historic levels.
Published: Thursday, May 19th, 2022 @ 10:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Yesterday the Fiscal Research Division of the North Carolina General Assembly and the Office of State Budget and Management released a revised revenue forecast for the Fiscal Year 2021-2023 biennium.
Published: Thursday, May 19th, 2022 @ 12:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Left wants more executive power, but that pesky Supreme Court stands in their way.
Published: Sunday, May 15th, 2022 @ 12:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The National Education Association’s 2022 “Rankings and Estimates” report included an average teacher salary figure that was significantly lower than the $55,905 average reported by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Published: Friday, May 13th, 2022 @ 4:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It’s budget season for North Carolina’s local governments, and some officials are taking the opportunity to propose tax increases yet again.
Published: Friday, May 13th, 2022 @ 12:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last week the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NC DPI) declared the average teacher in North Carolina earned about $55,905 in 2021-22.
Published: Friday, May 13th, 2022 @ 8:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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During the Covid pandemic, government concocted many costly, “temporary” policies
Published: Wednesday, May 11th, 2022 @ 8:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A privilege license tax is essentially a tax imposed for the privilege of conducting business in the state.
Published: Wednesday, May 11th, 2022 @ 6:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The current spike in homicides and other violent crime has created an urgent need for more and better policing
Published: Wednesday, May 11th, 2022 @ 6:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Yesterday, Politico published a draft opinion for the U.S. Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, and today the court confirmed that the leaked document is genuine.
Published: Wednesday, May 11th, 2022 @ 11:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Economic equality is an unattainable goal – and that’s the point.
Published: Tuesday, May 10th, 2022 @ 10:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Tuesday, Special Superior Court Judge Michael Robinson issued an order stating that the state budget fell short of the Leandro comprehensive remedial plan by $785 million.
Published: Monday, May 9th, 2022 @ 2:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Highlights of the North Carolina Public School Budget was released last week.
Published: Monday, May 9th, 2022 @ 2:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Sam Wang's Statistical Analysis Led to a Court's Rejection of the General Assembly's Remedial Congressional Map
Published: Monday, May 9th, 2022 @ 7:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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This past week about 99.9% of people in NC were estimated to pose no threat of passing along Covid-19 to anyone.
Published: Sunday, May 8th, 2022 @ 10:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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McCrae Dowless, the man at the heart of an alleged ballot trafficking (also known as ballot harvesting) scheme that resulted in an overturned congressional election, died on Sunday, April 24.
Published: Saturday, May 7th, 2022 @ 6:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The American Legislative Exchange Council just released its 2022 “Rich States, Poor States” report.
Published: Saturday, May 7th, 2022 @ 5:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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