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Law & Public Safety
Regulation
Government regulations typically restrict people’s behaviors and choices– causing economic damage, especially to society’s vulnerable who can least afford to comply. Locke works to deregulate and support innovation and growth.
Regulation
Pennsylvania also considering reining in governor’s powers
North Carolina is not alone in considering whether to scale back the governor’s emergency powers. Kevin Mooney explains at National Review Online how the Keystone State is approaching the same…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
New Carolina Journal Online features
John Trump reports for Carolina Journal Online about a distiller’s battle with N.C. regulators over online sales. John Hood’s CJ Opinion argues that too many workers are sidelined. Terry Stoops’…
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Legislators consider ways to encourage broadband expansion into unserved parts of NC
SB 689 would take up recent Locke recommendations for broadband expansion. It would charge broadband providers fairer rates for utility-pole attachments, including the net book value of any pole needing…
Regulation
Ending the Jim Crow era pistol permit is long overdue
The pistol permit law in North Carolina is a Jim Crow relic. A holdover from the early 20th century, 1919 to be exact, and similar laws have been repealed in…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Mike Rowe knows why a higher minimum wage means bad news
Margot Cleveland of the Federalist focuses on one high-profile critic of raising the government-mandated minimum wage. I worked a “dirty job.” On my 14th birthday, I cleaned toilets, for the…
Regulation
The Right AOC on Point: Bill would protect your right to anonymous political speech and association
John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke, “The Right AOC,” touts potential benefits of Senate Bill 636. It would protect your right to anonymous political speech and association. Contact Amy at…
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Law & Public Safety
It’s Time To Amend the Emergency Management Act
Reforming the Emergency Management Act is about good governance, regardless of who resides in the governor’s mansion. No individual should have the power unilaterally to deprive citizens of their liberty…
Regulation
Unions can’t survive without coercion
David Harsanyi writes at National Review Online about a “dirty secret” involving labor unions’ survival tactics. It was heartening, though not particularly surprising, to see workers at an Amazon warehouse…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Legislators consider a bill to protect electricity consumers
A bill before the General Assembly would restore the state's protection of North Carolina's top stakeholders in electricity policy: the consumers. Such protection is absolutely vital.
Law & Public Safety
President Biden Targets the Second Amendment
President Biden says gun violence is a public health epidemic, and that his plans to address it are all about gun safety, not gun control. To get there, he’s proposed…
Energy
Will Biden effectively ban gas-powered cars?
Editors at Issues and Insights warn readers to beware new regulations from the Biden administration that could have drastic impacts on their driving habits. In the next couple of months,…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
New Carolina Journal Online features
John Trump reports for Carolina Journal Online on a bill in the N.C. House to reopen state bars and restaurants at full capacity. A new CJ Opinion urges people to…