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John Locke Foundation Guest Editorial  

JLF’s Mission: The John Locke Foundation employs research, journalism, and outreach programs to transform government through competition, innovation, personal freedom, and personal responsibility. JLF seeks a better balance between the public sector and private institutions of family, faith, community, and enterprise.

Don't look now, but North Carolina's long-maligned highway system is showing signs of significant improvement.
Don't look now, but North Carolina's long-maligned highway system is showing signs of significant improvement.
 
You've heard it from the Left. You've heard it from the press and on TV. It's all over the Internet. The Voter Suppression Act. Disenfranchised voters. One of the nation's most restrictive voter ID laws. Sweeping. Controversial. Restrictive. Fiercely contested. Assault on democracy.
You've heard it from the Left. You've heard it from the press and on TV. It's all over the Internet. The Voter Suppression Act. Disenfranchised voters. One of the nation's most restrictive voter ID laws. Sweeping. Controversial. Restrictive. Fiercely contested. Assault on democracy.
 
If you are absolutely sure what is going to happen in next year's midterm elections, my advice is to keep it confidential, tell just a few key folks, let them be awestruck by your prescience on Election Day 2014, and then start a political-intelligence firm. You'll make a killing.
If you are absolutely sure what is going to happen in next year's midterm elections, my advice is to keep it confidential, tell just a few key folks, let them be awestruck by your prescience on Election Day 2014, and then start a political-intelligence firm. You'll make a killing.
 
Republican Gov. Pat McCrory took it on the chin twice this week as the General Assembly, controlled by his fellow Republicans, voted to override the only two vetoes stamped by the first-year governor.
Republican Gov. Pat McCrory took it on the chin twice this week as the General Assembly, controlled by his fellow Republicans, voted to override the only two vetoes stamped by the first-year governor.
 
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.
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.
 
In the classroom, nothing beats a good teacher. Abundant research affirms teacher quality as the most significant in-school predictor of student achievement. Teachers know they have the power to leave a profound imprint on the minds of students; for many, this core belief shapes their choice of...
In the classroom, nothing beats a good teacher. Abundant research affirms teacher quality as the most significant in-school predictor of student achievement. Teachers know they have the power to leave a profound imprint on the minds of students; for many, this core belief shapes their choice of...
 
The North Carolina Institute of Medicine's Task Force on Early Childhood Obesity Prevention, which has spent the last two years brainstorming new policy ideas to decrease obesity in children, soon may go beyond school cafeterias and private child care facilities and take its programs right...
The North Carolina Institute of Medicine's Task Force on Early Childhood Obesity Prevention, which has spent the last two years brainstorming new policy ideas to decrease obesity in children, soon may go beyond school cafeterias and private child care facilities and take its programs right...
 
Part of my job involves commissioning, reading, interpreting, and writing about public policy research. As I began researching my 2012 book on North Carolina's economy, Our Best Foot Forward, I found myself reading or re-reading dozens of scholarly studies, published in academic or professional...
Part of my job involves commissioning, reading, interpreting, and writing about public policy research. As I began researching my 2012 book on North Carolina's economy, Our Best Foot Forward, I found myself reading or re-reading dozens of scholarly studies, published in academic or professional...
 
About 1.8 million North Carolinians receive Medicaid benefits, with federal and state taxpayers contributing more than $14 billion a year to the program. Now North Carolina and other states are trying to figure out how to ensure quality care and outcomes, while reducing costs. Katherine Restrepo...
About 1.8 million North Carolinians receive Medicaid benefits, with federal and state taxpayers contributing more than $14 billion a year to the program. Now North Carolina and other states are trying to figure out how to ensure quality care and outcomes, while reducing costs. Katherine Restrepo...
 
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.
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.
 
Many would consider it bad enough that a majority of the Wake County Board of Education last week approved an ethics policy that could be manipulated or abused to hammer political opponents on the board publicly. But the rest of the story, as radio commentator Paul Harvey famously said, would...
Many would consider it bad enough that a majority of the Wake County Board of Education last week approved an ethics policy that could be manipulated or abused to hammer political opponents on the board publicly. But the rest of the story, as radio commentator Paul Harvey famously said, would...
 
When Watauga High School opened in 2010, Governor Bev Perdue declared that the school was "what education is all about."
When Watauga High School opened in 2010, Governor Bev Perdue declared that the school was "what education is all about."
 
North Carolina politicians face many difficult decisions. Whether to subsidize professional sports with tax dollars isn't one of them. The answer should be no, not a dollar, not a dime.
North Carolina politicians face many difficult decisions. Whether to subsidize professional sports with tax dollars isn't one of them. The answer should be no, not a dollar, not a dime.
 
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.
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.
 
North Carolina history enthusiasts are aware that President George Washington nominated James Iredell Sr. (namesake of Iredell County) as one of the first justices on the U.S. Supreme Court. Far fewer are aware that another Washington appointee to the high court called North Carolina home, albeit...
North Carolina history enthusiasts are aware that President George Washington nominated James Iredell Sr. (namesake of Iredell County) as one of the first justices on the U.S. Supreme Court. Far fewer are aware that another Washington appointee to the high court called North Carolina home, albeit...
 
When the July jobs report for North Carolina came out last week, showing an uptick in the unemployment rate, all the usual suspects said all the usual things.
When the July jobs report for North Carolina came out last week, showing an uptick in the unemployment rate, all the usual suspects said all the usual things.
 
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.
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.
 
I didn't need to listen to an 18-hour lecture series on the history of China to be reminded of the drawbacks of government monopolies, but it never hurts an argument to discover a new example of its thesis.
I didn't need to listen to an 18-hour lecture series on the history of China to be reminded of the drawbacks of government monopolies, but it never hurts an argument to discover a new example of its thesis.
 
Marketing expert McNeilly applies business lessons to Republicans' goal
 
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.
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.
 
One of the more irritating features of popular political discourse involves the common problem of pundits and prognosticators fixating on a single fact or data point while ignoring broader, more important issues.
One of the more irritating features of popular political discourse involves the common problem of pundits and prognosticators fixating on a single fact or data point while ignoring broader, more important issues.
 
While the many are trying desperately to convince North Carolinians otherwise, the passage of House Bill 589 is unlikely to have a big effect on voter participation in 2014, 2016, and beyond.
While the many are trying desperately to convince North Carolinians otherwise, the passage of House Bill 589 is unlikely to have a big effect on voter participation in 2014, 2016, and beyond.
 
In an appearance Wednesday on News 14 Carolina's "Capital Tonight," North Carolina Association of Educators lobbyist Brian Lewis argued that salaries for entry-level teachers in the state were inadequate. At $30,800, newly hired teachers in North Carolina are paid less than fast-food managers...
In an appearance Wednesday on News 14 Carolina's "Capital Tonight," North Carolina Association of Educators lobbyist Brian Lewis argued that salaries for entry-level teachers in the state were inadequate. At $30,800, newly hired teachers in North Carolina are paid less than fast-food managers...
 
Political debates about education policy are so contentious that consensus may seem forever out of reach. Yet here's something that virtually everyone agrees is true: academic achievement reflects more than just the value added by teachers, administrators, textbooks, and technology...
Political debates about education policy are so contentious that consensus may seem forever out of reach. Yet here's something that virtually everyone agrees is true: academic achievement reflects more than just the value added by teachers, administrators, textbooks, and technology...
 
House Republicans Thursday unveiled their tax modification plan, a move that would eliminate the progressive income tax rate in favor of a flat tax.
House Republicans Thursday unveiled their tax modification plan, a move that would eliminate the progressive income tax rate in favor of a flat tax.
 
When you drive over uneven pavement or hit a pothole on a North Carolina road, you might wonder whether drivers in other states face better or worse driving conditions. Dr. David Hartgen of The Hartgen Group, emeritus professor of transportation studies at the University of North Carolina at...
When you drive over uneven pavement or hit a pothole on a North Carolina road, you might wonder whether drivers in other states face better or worse driving conditions. Dr. David Hartgen of The Hartgen Group, emeritus professor of transportation studies at the University of North Carolina at...
 
That's one way to interpret the current trend of the Index of North Carolina Leading Economic Indicators. Produced every month by N.C. State University economist Michael Walden, the index combines five indicators that tend to correlate with economic growth over time: initial unemployment-insurance c
That's one way to interpret the current trend of the Index of North Carolina Leading Economic Indicators. Produced every month by N.C. State University economist Michael Walden, the index combines five indicators that tend to correlate with economic growth over time: initial unemployment-insurance c
 
Clinton residents Angela Christina Lainez-Flores, 44, and her daughter Karen Mejia, 23, both citizens of Honduras, pleaded guilty as charged in a conspiracy to defraud the federal government through the filing of false income tax refunds.
Clinton residents Angela Christina Lainez-Flores, 44, and her daughter Karen Mejia, 23, both citizens of Honduras, pleaded guilty as charged in a conspiracy to defraud the federal government through the filing of false income tax refunds.
 
A memorable example dates back to March 4, 1999, when the governing board of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released the results of national reading exams. They showed that North Carolina was one of only five states that posted significant gains in 4th-grade reading...
A memorable example dates back to March 4, 1999, when the governing board of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released the results of national reading exams. They showed that North Carolina was one of only five states that posted significant gains in 4th-grade reading...
 
Despite the fact that North Carolina has rejected expanding Medicaid to some citizens - fewer than 500,000 - the state has not rejected the federal health law's Medicaid expansion in its entirety. North Carolina has, in fact, expanded its broken entitlement program.
Despite the fact that North Carolina has rejected expanding Medicaid to some citizens - fewer than 500,000 - the state has not rejected the federal health law's Medicaid expansion in its entirety. North Carolina has, in fact, expanded its broken entitlement program.
 
From taxes and spending to regulation, education, and transportation, the 2013 session of the North Carolina General Assembly proved historic in producing positive reforms for state government. That's the assessment from top John Locke Foundation staffers reviewing this year's legislative scorecard.
From taxes and spending to regulation, education, and transportation, the 2013 session of the North Carolina General Assembly proved historic in producing positive reforms for state government. That's the assessment from top John Locke Foundation staffers reviewing this year's legislative scorecard.
 
After the North Carolina General Assembly enacted its tax-reform package last month, critics denied it would have a positive effect on the state's economy.
After the North Carolina General Assembly enacted its tax-reform package last month, critics denied it would have a positive effect on the state's economy.
 
Energy issues have been in the headlines recently, and this column compiles them. Here's a question to think about before starting: What if someone discovered
Energy issues have been in the headlines recently, and this column compiles them. Here's a question to think about before starting: What if someone discovered
 
What makes news? Three conditions certainly help: scope, rarity, and tragedy.
What makes news? Three conditions certainly help: scope, rarity, and tragedy.
 
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