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It’s a hard lesson for some parents to learn: Foot the bill every time your adult child runs into financial trouble, and that child is more likely to continue running into trouble.
Published: Tuesday, June 18th, 2019 @ 12:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
Search Terms: boosting responsibility cato institute federal government state government budgets june 11 2019 |
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Policy experts and lawmakers point to Senate Bill 609, K-12 Scholarship Changes, as a noteworthy way to advance school choice in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, June 14th, 2019 @ 6:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
Search Terms: school choice scholarship changes cato institute civitas institute improving school outcomes june 11 2019 |
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Former Democratic Sen. Joel Ford used to be a critic of school choice, but his experiences as a father changed his perspective.
Published: Thursday, June 6th, 2019 @ 11:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
Search Terms: school choice cato institute civitas institute panel june 6 2019 |
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Want yet more one signal that American politics has changed markedly in the past decade? Look no further than the annual report card issued by the Cato Institute to grade the fiscal performance of the nation's state governors
Published: Thursday, January 3rd, 2019 @ 7:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
Search Terms: cato institute governor ratings fiscal policy north carolina governor cooper |
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There has always been a robust political debate between advocates of free trade and advocates of manipulating the terms of trade to protect special interests
Published: Sunday, December 30th, 2018 @ 9:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Cato Institute gave Gov. Roy Cooper an F on its Fiscal Policy Report Card
Published: Sunday, October 14th, 2018 @ 3:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
Search Terms: governor cooper fiscal report card north carolina cato institute mercatus center |
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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
Search Terms: conservatism unemployment freedom cato institute |
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ReasonTV recently uploaded a video titled, "How Free are You?" The video features John Stossel speaking about the latest freedom rankings from the Fraser and CATO Institutes
Published: Monday, February 12th, 2018 @ 5:50 pm
By: Daily Wire
Search Terms: human freedom index cato institute fraser institute freedom |
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The "Freedom in the 50 States" report, now published by the Cato Institute, uses hundreds of datasets to rank states by fiscal, regulatory, and personal freedom.
Published: Saturday, December 24th, 2016 @ 10:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
Search Terms: cato index cato institute freedom rating nc nc freedom ranking cato nc ranking |
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Having authored more than one optimist's lament in recent years, I am clearly of the opinion that, generally speaking, things are better than they seem - and getting better all the time.
Published: Thursday, February 20th, 2014 @ 1:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
Search Terms: bad news good news negativity reality economic growth poverty health happiness cato institute human progress |
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Last month, union bosses from the AFL-CIO came together at a major convention in Los Angeles to discuss the future of organized labor in the United States.
Published: Thursday, October 10th, 2013 @ 10:01 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
Search Terms: afl-cio southern strategy cato institute randall holcombe james gwartney united auto workers uaw |
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Businesses have been downsizing, closing facilities, implementing employee layoffs, and instituting hiring freezes in anticipation of the impending fiscal and regulatory nightmare known as ObamaCare.
Published: Thursday, November 22nd, 2012 @ 7:15 pm
By: Brant Clifton
Search Terms: governor-elect pat mccrory obamacare michael cannon the cato institute |
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The Obama administration has asked states to let them know by THIS FRIDAY their plans for setting up health care exchanges at the state level.
Published: Wednesday, November 14th, 2012 @ 9:33 am
By: Brant Clifton
Search Terms: obamacare candidate obama michael cannon cato institute bob mcdonnell |