John Locke Foundation: Prudent Policy / Impeccable Research - Volume CLXIII

Published: Wednesday, May 4th, 2016 @ 8:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation ( More Entries )

Publisher's note: We want our readers to understand that there is wise policy afoot here in North Carolina, and to that end, we offer these excellent videos from our associates, in prudent policy research, at the John Locke Foundation.

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.

Americans for Tax Reform’s Patrick Gleason pans carried-interest tax for N.C.

Patrick Gleason, director of state affairs at Americans for Tax Reform, explains the negative impact for North Carolina of a proposed federal tax on “carried interest.” Gleason offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.

Redistricting reform advocates tout nonpartisan election map process

    Using the latest court case involving North Carolina's election maps as a backdrop, the N.C. Coalition for Lobbying and Government Reform is touting once again the benefits of redistricting reform. The coalition sponsored a Wednesday afternoon news conference outside the federal courthouse in Greensboro.

    A three-judge federal panel in that courthouse is hearing another legal challenge of state legislative districts approved in 2011. Those districts already have survived one court case. Voters have used those districts for elections in 2012 and 2014. Still, opponents hope to have the districts thrown out before voters head back to the polls in November.

    Meanwhile, the coalition is urging lawmakers to consider scrapping the current election mapmaking process before the next round of redistricting in 2021. Click play above t0 watch this afternoon's briefing.

JLF’s Terry Stoops discusses focusing N.C. education spending on classroom

Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of research and education studies, explains why it’s important to focus N.C. education spending on the classroom. Stoops offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.

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