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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has recently made the national media rounds claiming that the current General Assembly is a partisan gerrymander. Does this claim have any merit? The short answer is not at all.
Published: Saturday, May 27th, 2023 @ 8:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In a testy exchange with an interviewer for Meet the Press last week, Dr. Anthony Fauci claimed he never locked down schools and hasn't even heard of COVID.
Published: Saturday, May 27th, 2023 @ 7:06 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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It’s budget season in the Tar Heel State. We have high hopes that this biennium budget can allow for substantial benefits to North Carolinians.
Published: Friday, May 26th, 2023 @ 10:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Farming subsidies have been a contentious issue in the agricultural industry for years. Although they were initially designed to support smaller farmers, they have ultimately ended up harming them. In this article, we will examine some of the ways in which farming subsidies have had adverse effects
Published: Sunday, May 21st, 2023 @ 3:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Under SB 678, North Carolina would recognize this fact about the state's most efficient, reliable electricity source
Published: Saturday, May 20th, 2023 @ 9:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.5% in March according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce. This is lower than February’s revised rate of 3.6%, yet 0.2 percentage points higher than the unemployment rate in March of last year.
Published: Saturday, May 20th, 2023 @ 12:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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How This Harms Taxpayers and What NC is Doing About It
Published: Friday, May 19th, 2023 @ 5:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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School choice advocates in North Carolina had two reasons to smile this week.
Published: Friday, May 19th, 2023 @ 7:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses Rep. Tricia Cotham’s party switch from Democrat to Republican.
Published: Thursday, May 18th, 2023 @ 5:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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With the upcoming 2023 federal Farm Bill currently in the works, it’s a good time to talk about some of the negative consequences of farm subsidies, which we will most likely see an increase in.
Published: Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 @ 9:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Several recent legislative proposals aim to expand North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program to serve more students and families
Published: Monday, May 15th, 2023 @ 12:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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House Bill 816 would make early voting procedures and election results counting more transparent
Published: Sunday, May 14th, 2023 @ 3:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Millions of people left major cities in the United States between 2020 and 2022, years dominated by government lockdown policies and elevated crime rates, according to an analysis released last week by the Economic Innovation Group.
Published: Saturday, May 13th, 2023 @ 10:12 pm
By: Daily Wire
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In 2013, the new General Assembly held the sales tax at 4.75%, while expanding the base. Consumption-based taxes like the sales tax are more stable and less economically destructive than income taxes which discourage savings and investment.
Published: Friday, May 12th, 2023 @ 11:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In 2013, the new Republican-led General Assembly took steps to foster economic growth by lowering the state’s corporate income tax rate. The corporate income tax is a burden that ultimately falls on workers.
Published: Thursday, May 11th, 2023 @ 2:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Senate passed a bill unanimously on Monday, May 1.
Published: Wednesday, May 10th, 2023 @ 7:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In a final attempt to rein in their worship leader, Knoxville's Church on the Rock has instituted a pitch clock for all of the miniature sermons he tries to work in between songs.
Published: Wednesday, May 10th, 2023 @ 6:59 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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A bill in the General Assembly would reduce the maximum number of early voting days in North Carolina from 17 to eight
Published: Tuesday, May 9th, 2023 @ 11:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Jordan Roberts, John Locke Foundation director of government affairs, speaks in favor of Senate Bill 669, Solar Decommissioning Requirements.
Published: Monday, May 8th, 2023 @ 4:31 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Ten years ago, in July of 2013, the Republican-led General Assembly enacted historic tax reforms. Perhaps most notably, lawmakers overhauled the state’s personal income tax, moving from a progressive multi-tiered structure to a flat, simple rate.
Published: Sunday, May 7th, 2023 @ 10:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Voters remain largely undecided in other key state races
Published: Sunday, May 7th, 2023 @ 4:52 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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NC State researchers in 2016 found that 80 percent of North Carolina beachgoers would either not return to a beach rental if wind turbines were visible — or require an unreasonable discount for spoiled views
Published: Saturday, May 6th, 2023 @ 3:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In the era where politics has become increasingly tribalistic, we seldom see significant bi-partisan support from leadership within both parties. The Reorganization and Economic Development Act, House Bill 346, is one exception.
Published: Friday, May 5th, 2023 @ 3:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Turbines under discussion off the coast of Bald Head Island and other Brunswick County beaches would be very tall — 853 feet from base to blade tip, with towers and blade tips all flashing simultaneously 30 times per minute in all directions
Published: Thursday, May 4th, 2023 @ 9:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), along with Dr. Arthur B. Laffer, just released their 2023 annual report of Rich States, Poor States.
Published: Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 @ 8:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A California bill would take the power to set their own curriculum away from local school districts and instead grant it to the state — and potentially steer profits to the wife of Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Published: Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023 @ 11:38 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The North Carolina Blockchain Initiative (NCBI) was launched in 2019 as a nonpartisan, all-volunteer task force under the supervision of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina to serve as a primary resource on the emerging digital asset and blockchain ecosystem.
Published: Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023 @ 11:06 pm
By: Governor's Office
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First Lady Jill Biden got blocked by the entire team when she attempted to make a pregame visit to the NCAA women’s basketball championship team — Louisiana State University — and she only had her husband to blame.
Published: Monday, May 1st, 2023 @ 3:54 pm
By: Daily Wire
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A federal court rejected former President Donald Trump’s attempt to block his top aides from testifying in the federal criminal investigation into his efforts to stay in office following the 2020 presidential election.
Published: Saturday, April 29th, 2023 @ 11:33 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Recently, federal and state government officials and wind energy advocates tried to quell Brunswick County residents’ serious economic concerns about offshore wind turbines spoiling ocean views and harming tourism
Published: Wednesday, April 26th, 2023 @ 11:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The John Locke Foundation is excited to enter a new era on July 1, 2023, when Donald Bryson succeeds Amy O. Cooke as chief executive officer and publisher of Carolina Journal. Locke announced Bryson’s promotion and Cooke’s retirement Tuesday.
Published: Thursday, April 20th, 2023 @ 3:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.1% in March after increasing 0.4% in February according to the latest release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. On an annual basis, prices have increased 5.0%.
Published: Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 @ 8:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Policy choices in response to the pandemic increased parental demand for more educational options
Published: Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 @ 2:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Pension plans for state government retirees are strained
Published: Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 @ 12:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Here’s a scathing Twitter thread debunking that study:
Published: Tuesday, April 18th, 2023 @ 8:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As federal funding to schools for covid relief is entering its last phase, a lot of people are beginning to ask the question: What difference has $172 billion made for students and our schools?
Published: Monday, April 17th, 2023 @ 11:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State House member Tricia Cotham’s move from Democrat to Republican has become a major focal point for Raleigh.
Published: Monday, April 17th, 2023 @ 9:32 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The NC Senate signaled their intentions Wednesday to aggressively lower the state’s personal income tax rate.
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 @ 2:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The monthly local jobs report reveals unemployment rates and related economic indicators at the county level.
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 @ 2:59 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Are they good? Do they belong in the budget?
Published: Saturday, April 15th, 2023 @ 2:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last Wednesday, North Carolina House leadership released a biennial budget proposal that over the next two years would, among other things, increase spending on public schools, raise average teacher pay by more than 10%, and expand school choice.
Published: Saturday, April 15th, 2023 @ 7:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The progressive left often argues that the rich do not pay enough in taxes. The tax code is not progressive enough, they say. But, the tax code is much more progressive than they would like to admit. See the below graph from The Heritage Foundation.
Published: Friday, April 14th, 2023 @ 7:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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