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The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), along with Dr. Arthur B. Laffer, just released their 2023 annual report of Rich States, Poor States.
Published: Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 @ 8:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the social media company would dismiss 10,000 employees and cease efforts to fill 5,000 open roles amid economic turmoil and lackluster performance.
Published: Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 @ 10:17 pm
By: Daily Wire
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A meager 30% of Americans approve of President Joe Biden’s economic performance — a level far lower than the worst reading under his recent predecessors, according to a new poll released Monday.
Published: Saturday, July 30th, 2022 @ 2:31 am
By: Daily Wire
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After years of trying but failing to block the implementation of conservative policies in Raleigh, the state's progressive movement has a new rhetorical theme: North Carolina's recent economic performance has been lagging behind that of our neighbors
Published: Tuesday, March 6th, 2018 @ 9:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ten years ago - July 26, 2007 - one of North Carolina's most spectacular economic development boondoggles hosted its first performance
Published: Thursday, August 10th, 2017 @ 4:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's a basic concept: Limit comparisons to items that can be compared reasonably. But too much of today's political discourse relies instead on apples-to-oranges comparisons, those comparisons that are unreasonable or perhaps impossible.
Published: Friday, September 2nd, 2016 @ 6:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Not much, it would seem. Yet according to the latest data, they are among the states leading the national pack in economic performance. The closer you look at the list of top performers, the more you start to see patterns that help explain why some states are faring well and others aren't within...
Published: Sunday, December 7th, 2014 @ 10:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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During the Great Recession and its aftermath, few issues in North Carolina politics have been as contentious as fiscal policy. According to a literature survey of recent studies examining the relationship between public policy and economic performance at the state and local level, it is clear...
Published: Sunday, May 18th, 2014 @ 4:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If all you know about North Carolina's recent economic performance is what you get from Twitter feeds, partisan press releases, or brief mentions on television newscasts, then much of what you "know" is flat wrong.
Published: Thursday, May 15th, 2014 @ 7:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Assumes national standards are the route to superior academic and economic performance.
Published: Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 @ 7:10 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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As North Carolina and the rest of the country continue a painfully slow recovery from a painful recession, there is no more important question in public policy than how best to create sustained economic growth.
Published: Tuesday, October 1st, 2013 @ 12:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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"Because the public sector does not allocate its resources based on economic criteria, it can and does continue to allocate resources to under-performing programs – so much so that poor performance becomes a rationale for additional resources."
Published: Monday, September 9th, 2013 @ 9:00 am
By: Warren Smith
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