Recently the John Locke Foundation team met with candidates running for local office. We highlighted critical principles for local government’s fiscal health and sustainability.
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022 @ 1:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Andrea Widburg of the American Thinker critiques the U.S. House’s recent actions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Saturday, May 2nd, 2020 @ 10:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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This week, JLF’s Joe Coletti wrote a research brief on how North Carolina could use its funds to respond to the economic fallout of the Coronavirus.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 11:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 5:54 am
By: Carolina Journal
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For many of us, Labor Day signifies the last day of summer. For local governments, it is the day property tax bills are sent to millions of citizens. Property taxes are one of the oldest forms of taxation in North Carolina and were used through the 1930s as a joint tax by state and local...
Published: Saturday, September 6th, 2014 @ 1:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Local governments should focus on using existing revenues more efficiently, monitoring the effectiveness of school funding, and simplifying rules for land use and zoning. Those are three key recommendations in the John Locke Foundation's new City and County Issue Guide 2014.
Published: Monday, March 10th, 2014 @ 12:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Local governments should focus on using existing revenues more efficiently, monitoring the effectiveness of school funding, and simplifying rules for land use and zoning. Those are three key recommendations in the John Locke Foundation's new City and County Issue Guide 2014.
Published: Sunday, February 16th, 2014 @ 2:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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House Republicans presented a newly minted version of a Senate bill to transfer ownership of Charlotte Douglas International Airport from the City...
Published: Friday, June 7th, 2013 @ 9:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The County Commission gives away thousands of taxpayer dollars every year; just gives it away. They will raise taxes this year to continue that practice. Yet they do so without giving serious consideration to how that money is used.
Published: Friday, June 17th, 2011 @ 12:50 pm
By: Jim Bispo
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