Research Brief
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.
Budget, Taxation & Economy
We could have Universal License Recognition here
Senate Bill 773 would bring universal license recognition to NC. Universal license recognition is one of the five reforms in the John Locke Foundation’s package of recommendations for streamlining occupational…
Research Brief
Regulation
Bill would bring universal license recognition to NC
Facing a coronavirus, 50 states and the District of Columbia rolled out 51 different plans with 51 different justifications that they’re based in science. North Carolinians are under one of…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
Thousands of N.C. public school students have been learning online in recent weeks. But many students have not participated at all in remote learning since COVID-19 shut down brick-and-mortar schools.…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
The Right AOC on Point: Avoiding an economic race to the bottom
John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke, “The Right AOC,” discusses challenges to N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper’s restrictive stay-at-home orders. Contact Amy at [email protected]. Follow her at https://www.facebook.com/TheRightAOC and https://twitter.com/TheRightAOC.
Health Care
Check It Out! Jordan Roberts Talks Health Care Policy on WHIG TV
On Monday, May 11, JLF’s Jordan Roberts was a guest on “Check It Out” with John Check. Jordan discussed the coronavirus outbreak, the impact it has had on the economy,…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
New Carolina Journal Online features
Kari Travis reports for Carolina Journal Online why North Carolina’s next phase of reopening might not help struggling restaurants and bars. Jon Sanders’ Daily Journal explains how to protect N.C.…
Law & Public Safety
What Does North Carolina Law Say About Demonstrating With Guns?
For those who are interested, UNC Professor Jonathan Holbrook provides a thorough analysis at the School of Government’s Criminal Law blog. Here are some highlights: Protests and public demonstrations are permitted,…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
New Carolina Journal Online features
Kari Travis reports for Carolina Journal Online on the election of a permanent chairman for the University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors. The Daily Journal highlights two N.C.…
Education
New Carolina Journal Online features
Lindsay Marchello reports for Carolina Journal Online that fitness centers are opening in neighboring states as North Carolina’s remain closed. John Hood’s Daily Journal argues that North Carolina’s education debates…
Regulation
COVID-19 highlights federal agency that has evolved through regulatory creep
The latest issue of Hillsdale College’s Imprimis features college president Larry Arnn‘s reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic. Among his topics is one high-profile agency at the heart of the federal…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
COVID-19 response boosts argument that some regulations were #Neverneeded
Shoshana Weissmann writes for the Washington Examiner about one positive development in the fight against COVID-19. Those of us who have been fighting for occupational licensing reform and other forms…
Research Brief
Energy
Electricity policy in the post-COVID economy
Energy poverty is a serious issue. Research shows that higher energy prices cost lives. The U.S. Energy Information Agency showed in 2018 that one in three families struggled to pay…