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Florida has ranked as the number one destination in the U.S. for state-to-state migration each of the last two years while California has come in dead last both years.
Published: Wednesday, November 15th, 2023 @ 11:39 am
By: Daily Wire
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis unveiled his presidential economic policy agenda while on the campaign trail on Monday in New Hampshire.
Published: Wednesday, August 16th, 2023 @ 11:58 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The N.C. Environmental Management Commission has dropped its lawsuit against the Rules Review Commission, less than two weeks after going to court. The EMC offered no explanation for the dismissal in its court filing.
Published: Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 @ 10:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The state Rules Review Commission faces another legal challenge, the first filed since Gov. Roy Cooper dropped a lawsuit against the group in October 2022.
Published: Wednesday, March 15th, 2023 @ 10:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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DHS helping illegal invaders get jobs
Published: Wednesday, October 13th, 2021 @ 1:45 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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Morales Burke is a seasoned executive with more than 30 years of experience helping to lead government agencies through complex challenges.
Published: Thursday, April 22nd, 2021 @ 6:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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When will North Carolina’s economy return to normal, or at least to a “new normal”?
Published: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021 @ 8:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A January 27 article in the News & Observer announced that a bill to make North Carolina a license state for selling liquor is unlikely to receive a vote this year.
Published: Monday, February 17th, 2020 @ 10:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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How should the State of North Carolina go about corporate taxation and corporate welfare? There are four possible policy combinations.
Published: Saturday, January 25th, 2020 @ 8:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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WRAL reporter Tyler Dukes has examined job creation promises from North Carolina economic-development incentives programs and found them falling far, far short.
Published: Tuesday, January 21st, 2020 @ 4:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Prior to April 2019, Duke Energy had agreed with the state Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to close and excavate all but nine of its 31 coal-ash basins.
Published: Friday, January 17th, 2020 @ 4:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's a feature in reporting about solar energy to discuss how dramatically its costs have declined.
Published: Monday, December 30th, 2019 @ 7:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Remarks by President Trump in a Listening Session on Youth Vaping and the Electronic Cigarette Epidemic
Published: Monday, November 25th, 2019 @ 3:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Here in North Carolina, in this century, per-capita carbon dioxide emissions from energy generation are down over 50 percent. We are witnessing falling emissions even as we are one of the nation's fastest-growth states.
Published: Wednesday, November 13th, 2019 @ 10:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Imagine you've been given the task to argue that an industry needs government support to survive. How do you think you'd make that case?
Published: Monday, November 11th, 2019 @ 10:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Outdated zoning, rent controls, and other regulations are preventing people in high-demand urban settings from providing affordable housing arrangements, such as adding accessory dwelling units (ADUs) like granny flats and garages converted into living spaces.
Published: Friday, October 25th, 2019 @ 12:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In North Carolina, people want to "be in the driver's seat." Good transportation policy begins by respecting that choice.
Published: Sunday, October 20th, 2019 @ 1:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's hard to imagine, but did you know that regular people can get as excited about new choices as Raleigh media get about new grocery store options? It's true.
Published: Wednesday, October 9th, 2019 @ 12:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Who are the top "stakeholders" when it comes to getting electricity in North Carolina?
Published: Tuesday, October 1st, 2019 @ 3:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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One thing about the administrative state in North Carolina is that it carries on regardless of the party in power.
Published: Monday, September 30th, 2019 @ 8:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I have good news. It's news so ridiculously underreported that a recent Civitas poll found that 44 percent of North Carolinians somehow believe the environment in North Carolina is less clean than it was 10 years ago.
Published: Saturday, September 21st, 2019 @ 10:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Education Lottery has seen many changes since its scandal-soaked enactment in 2005: lots of new games, Mega Millions, even a new headquarters.
Published: Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 @ 7:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Session Law 2019-198: Criminal Law Reform became law this month. It marks an important step forward for criminal law reform.
Published: Monday, September 2nd, 2019 @ 11:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Who could have predicted that North Carolina educators, lawmakers, and media would spend so much time disputing the reading software selected by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction (DPI)?
Published: Sunday, August 11th, 2019 @ 10:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Since 2005, North Carolina has provided over $404 million in subsidies (tax credits and grant payments) to film production companies.
Published: Sunday, August 11th, 2019 @ 6:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The budget standoff in North Carolina is generating national attention, which focuses on the debate over Medicaid expansion. But there's another policy standoff in Raleigh, and it's interesting not just for what's up for debate, but also for what isn't.
Published: Saturday, July 27th, 2019 @ 3:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Orange County Commissioners have voted to raise property taxes by 1/4-cent in order to "combat climate change."
Published: Wednesday, July 24th, 2019 @ 9:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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But does Cooper actually oppose them or not? The end of June would have confused anyone looking for consistency.
Published: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019 @ 9:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A bill now before the state Senate, House Bill 590, would make a simple but sensible adjustment to an already good regulatory policy.
Published: Wednesday, July 10th, 2019 @ 3:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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What is the difference between hemp and marijuana?
Published: Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019 @ 11:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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An occupational license is a special kind of government regulation known as an entry regulation.
Published: Saturday, June 29th, 2019 @ 8:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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