In April, the state's second-highest court again confronted the issue of warrantless searches and seizures by police
Published: Monday, June 22nd, 2015 @ 12:39 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: Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 @ 10:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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"Drawing on a variety of government and private data sources, this report presents a provisional analysis of college value-added with respect to the economic success of the college's graduates, measured by the incomes graduates earn, the occupations in which they work, and their loan repayment rates
Published: Monday, May 25th, 2015 @ 9:07 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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It's a decision that on its face seems very strange: The Air Force wants to stop basing transport planes at Pope Field, which is located next door to Fort Bragg, home of the Army's famed 82nd Airborne Division.
Published: Thursday, May 21st, 2015 @ 8:03 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: Thursday, May 7th, 2015 @ 11:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In an April decision, the N.C. Court of Appeals overturned a jury ruling that Union County public schools had not been provided enough money by the county commission
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 11:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The issue of warrantless search and seizures by police was again before the N.C. Supreme Court in a case underscoring the divergent judicial philosophies of the high court's Republican and Democratic members.
Published: Friday, April 10th, 2015 @ 5:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Charges against Mount Airy resident Myra Combs of driving while impaired were dismissed after a judge ruled that the traffic stop in which she was arrested violated her constitutional rights.
Published: Saturday, March 21st, 2015 @ 5:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In the summer of 1918, five large German submarines (U-boats) crossed the Atlantic and operated against the lightly protected shipping off the North American coast.
Published: Saturday, March 21st, 2015 @ 4:25 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: Monday, March 16th, 2015 @ 11:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The common complaint about economic incentives is that they amount to having the government pick winners and losers. That's certainly true. However, as recent events in Charlotte show, another problem with incentives is that government handouts can go to winners and losers.
Published: Sunday, March 15th, 2015 @ 12:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Over the years, North Carolina law has defined "life sentences" in a variety of ways, some of which have treated those convicted of capital crimes differently depending on when they were sentenced.
Published: Monday, February 9th, 2015 @ 4:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown during altercations with police officers have led to a heated national debate about the proper use of force by police departments. It has racial overtones, but it shouldn't be a racial issue, as any American could become victim to police officers who...
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 1:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Utilities rely on easements to control a considerable amount of land in North Carolina. But state law also places limits on the amount of time a utility has to enforce easements it holds — currently, six years. The state's second highest court recently affirmed that six-year statute of...
Published: Friday, January 2nd, 2015 @ 8:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In November, the state's second-highest court ruled that landowners in Franklin County may not operate a shooting range on their property because the county's zoning scheme does not mention shooting ranges as a potential land use.
Published: Wednesday, December 10th, 2014 @ 7:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Regulation stifles innovation, resulting in poor-quality products at higher prices for consumers. And removing long-established regulations takes a massive effort, usually driven by obvious massive benefits that an emerging new industry offers.
Published: Wednesday, November 19th, 2014 @ 8:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Drunks don't always make the most cooperative suspects. But it's not clear how aggressively police can pursue evidence, such as blood samples, when they apprehend a suspect who's suspected of driving while intoxicated. And a recent ruling by the state Court of Appeals hasn't settled the matter.
Published: Saturday, November 15th, 2014 @ 9:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It seems like a small business owner’s worst nightmare: Learn that you have lost the ability to use part of your property for your business based on a change of zoning boundaries
Published: Saturday, October 11th, 2014 @ 10:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Rezoning petitions can become quite controversial, with losing parties often turning to the courts to challenge decisions made by local governments. A recent ruling by the state’s second-highest court highlights a crucial detail that cities and towns must include in their rezoning decisions before t
Published: Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 @ 8:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Local business leaders, economic development types, and government officials reflexively think of air service in terms of the number of flights handled by their airports daily. For most North Carolina airports, that number will drop significantly over the next few years.
Published: Sunday, September 14th, 2014 @ 1:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In a significant ruling involving the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, North Carolina’s second highest court has limited the instances in which a police dog can be called in to perform a drug sniff in traffic stop cases.
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 11:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In June, the John Locke Foundation released the fiscal year 2012 edition of By The Numbers, JLF’s annual report on the cost of local government
Published: Tuesday, July 8th, 2014 @ 11:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In a recent decision, the state's second highest court ruled that a local regulation limiting the number of cars that can park legally on a residential lot is not a parking ordinance but a zoning ordinance. The case, which originated in Chapel Hill, could affect the property rights of property...
Published: Saturday, May 31st, 2014 @ 11:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's reputation as a "clean government" state has suffered in recent years, with a host of high-profile arrests of public officials on corruption charges. The latest came March 26, when Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon was arrested on charges of taking a bribe from a federal agent...
Published: Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 @ 11:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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There comes a moment in every economic development bubble when reality hits a community like a two-by-four smack to the head. That happened Feb. 3 in Charlotte, when the Charlotte Observer reported that the merger between US Airways and American Airlines will result in US Airways early next year...
Published: Thursday, March 13th, 2014 @ 4:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects Americans from unreasonable searches and seizures. Yet in a January decision, the N.C. Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of an officer's decision to stop a car even though he didn't suspect the driver of any wrongdoing. The court...
Published: Saturday, February 22nd, 2014 @ 9:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Tonight, the think tank that publishes Carolina Journal, the John Locke Foundation, will be celebrating its 24th anniversary with a banquet in Raleigh featuring "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace.
Published: Saturday, February 22nd, 2014 @ 5:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The JLF research staff is completing the upcoming edition of our City and County Issue Guide, and in so doing I am writing about convention centers, stadiums, and other municipal vanity projects. The projects are invariably sold to city leaders as sure-fire ways to boost the local economy and raise
Published: Tuesday, January 21st, 2014 @ 6:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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To economic development officials, the pursuit of big game - plants, offices, and headquarters - bringing a lot of jobs is described as an "elephant hunt."
Published: Saturday, January 11th, 2014 @ 2:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Pope Center celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2013. Our organization was initially part of the John Locke Foundation, but became independent in 2003. One of our activities is researching problems in higher education and issuing findings and recommendations in major reports...
Published: Friday, January 3rd, 2014 @ 12:19 am
By: John William Pope Center
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North Carolina K-12 public school teachers currently enjoy enhanced job security after completing four years on the job. A new ruling by the state's second-highest court highlights the need for school boards to follow proper procedures in deciding whether to grant tenure, or "career status," to teac
Published: Tuesday, December 24th, 2013 @ 8:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The state's second highest court has rejected an attempt by the General Assembly to specify the sole organization that can provide the training that's required of bail bondsmen. In its ruling, the N.C. Court of Appeals held that the 2012 law ran afoul of a provision in the state constitution prohibi
Published: Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 @ 8:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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One of the most consistent findings in economic research is that occupational licensing restricts the supply of service providers in the licensed field and thereby drives up prices.
Published: Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 @ 6:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In an August ruling, by a 5-2 vote the state's highest court made it more difficult for consumers to prove claims that they had been victimized by companies using unfair or improper business practices. The ruling stated that plaintiffs must show that they relied on false statements when they...
Published: Tuesday, October 15th, 2013 @ 5:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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