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North Carolina’s “gig economy” would take a major hit under a pro-labor union bill that may soon be heard in the U.S. House, experts say.
Published: Tuesday, February 11th, 2020 @ 2:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Earlier this month, Gov. Roy Cooper signed into law The Vacation Rental Act, Senate Bill 483. The legislation restricts local governments such as Raleigh’s to regulate short-term rentals.
Published: Thursday, July 11th, 2019 @ 7:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Scene: Downtown Raleigh, 2018. There's a new feature on the roads and - though they're not supposed to - sidewalks. Young men and women in professional attire zipping by at lunchtime in electric-powered scooters.
Published: Friday, April 5th, 2019 @ 8:32 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Airbnb, Uber, Etsy, and other companies within the sharing economy could see friendly regulatory reform from President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for transportation secretary, Elaine Chao, based on remarks Chao made at a meeting last year to the American Action Forum
Published: Thursday, December 1st, 2016 @ 11:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Regulations on the emerging sharing economy, and how North Carolinians will embrace it, will have their next stop at the Raleigh City Council. The council will receive a report Jan. 20 on Airbnb, one of the stars of the sharing economy. Meantime, a legislative committee that recommends new tax...
Published: Thursday, January 15th, 2015 @ 11:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In "NeverEnding Story," a 1984 film loosely based on a fantasy novel by the German author Michael Ende, a boy reads about a land called Fantasia that is being erased by...
Published: Monday, December 8th, 2014 @ 2:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Frustrated by their lack of authority to police upstart businesses in the "sharing economy" - a marketplace relying on direct negotiations between providers and consumers - some North Carolina municipalities are asking the General Assembly for permission to regulate businesses such as Uber...
Published: Friday, December 5th, 2014 @ 1:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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"The NeverEnding Story" is a 1984 film loosely based on a fantasy novel by the German author Michael Ende. The story centers on the story a boy, Bastian, is reading about a land called Fantasia that is being erased by ... nothing.
Published: Saturday, November 22nd, 2014 @ 10:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Whether you turn first toward the family, friends, government, nonprofit groups, or business to solve society’s largest problems, you might find some interest in the latest work from William Eggers.
Published: Monday, June 30th, 2014 @ 8:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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