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The Institute for Justice (IJ) has released an update of its stellar “License to Work” report, which examines the burdens of occupational licensing regulations across the country.
Published: Saturday, December 24th, 2022 @ 11:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Questions are being raised about how much more restrictive North Carolina's abortion law may become after the GOP became one vote shy of a supermajority after the General Election.
Published: Wednesday, December 14th, 2022 @ 6:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A federal judge in New York blocked much of the state’s restrictive concealed carry law passed earlier this year.
Published: Tuesday, October 11th, 2022 @ 12:08 am
By: Daily Wire
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We have an inherent right to protect ourselves and others from a lone attacker, from a mob, or from an overreaching government that is attempting to usurp our rights. Any restrictive legislation is an unconstitutional infringement.
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2022 @ 7:17 pm
By: Raynor James
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To maintain order in school board meetings and avoiding the trappings of the Loudon County School Board, access to our Board meetings have become more restrictive.
Published: Friday, June 17th, 2022 @ 12:57 pm
By: Gary Carlton
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The re-election campaign of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) released new shirts this week mocking leftists for coming to the state of Florida to escape restrictive coronavirus lockdown measures in their own states.
Published: Thursday, January 13th, 2022 @ 9:45 am
By: Daily Wire
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will urge Europe to drop restrictive measures
Published: Tuesday, January 11th, 2022 @ 9:40 pm
By: John Steed
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Legislation introduced this week would decrease healthcare costs and increase access to medical care for North Carolinians, by eliminating our backwards and restrictive Certificate of Need (CON) laws.
Published: Saturday, April 3rd, 2021 @ 8:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A surgeon’s challenge to make health care more affordable for his patients is another casualty of the coronavirus.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2020 @ 1:14 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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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A bill that would ease restrictive regulations on N.C. craft distillers is closer to becoming law.
Published: Wednesday, June 26th, 2019 @ 11:09 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill before the General Assembly (Senate Bill 55) would create new continuing education requirements for general contractors.
Published: Saturday, June 15th, 2019 @ 2:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Hollywood boycott of states with highly restrictive abortion laws is continuing to pick up steam, with dozens of high-profile stars signing on to a pro-life state boycott
Published: Friday, June 7th, 2019 @ 12:40 am
By: Daily Wire
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Legislative opponents of certificate of need laws are confident. This may be the year they prevail against the restrictive health-care regulations.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 @ 6:20 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Lawmakers this session have filed what amounts to a jumble of bills designed to ease restrictive Prohibition-era rules enacted in the first half of the 20th century.
Published: Friday, April 19th, 2019 @ 4:13 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Top-ranking senators have introduced an omnibus health-care bill that would add severely disabled people to the Medicaid rolls and abolish restrictive certificate of need laws.
Published: Wednesday, April 10th, 2019 @ 12:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A North Carolina doctor filed a lawsuit Monday in North Carolina Superior Court to overturn the state's Certificate of Need (CON) laws
Published: Sunday, September 9th, 2018 @ 4:14 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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A prominent Republican lawmaker and proponent of loosening North Carolina's restrictive alcohol laws says direct government sales and distribution of distilled liquor is antiquated, and lawmakers should fix the broken system
Published: Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018 @ 11:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Grover Norquist is using his considerable influence to push North Carolina lawmakers toward reforming restrictive laws governing craft beer
Published: Wednesday, March 8th, 2017 @ 7:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Lt. Gov. Dan Forest will be turning his attention to a Campus Free Expression Act meant to protect free speech on UNC system campuses, strike down restrictive speech codes, and punish those who attempt to stifle public discourse.
Published: Monday, March 28th, 2016 @ 11:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A Democratic legal fight against restrictive voting laws enacted in recent years by Republican-controlled state governments is being largely paid for by a single liberal benefactor: the billionaire philanthropist George Soros.
Published: Friday, January 15th, 2016 @ 2:14 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A recent Carolina Journal article highlighted an important ruling against an occupational license in Texas. North Carolina state leaders should take note.
Published: Monday, September 14th, 2015 @ 2:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A U.S. Supreme Court decision that many opponents of restrictive occupational licensing rules saw as a victory for small-scale entrepreneurs may wind up being a setback, as the General Assembly's Program Evaluation Division wants to create an Occupational Licensing Commission to supervise...
Published: Tuesday, March 24th, 2015 @ 5:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina maintains one of the nation's most restrictive versions of the Map Act, which can freeze property development within proposed road corridors for years. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report documents one Forsyth County case in which Map Act restrictions have limited private...
Published: Wednesday, March 12th, 2014 @ 2:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina maintains one of the nation's most restrictive versions of the Map Act, which can freeze property development within proposed road corridors for years.
Published: Tuesday, March 11th, 2014 @ 5:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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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.
Published: Sunday, September 8th, 2013 @ 6:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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