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.
John Locke Foundation CEO: North Carolina-centric solutions to the coronavirus pandemic
John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke submits the following: From health care workers to wait staff, from ride-share drivers to truck drivers, North Carolinians, like the rest of the country,…
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
Joe Biden grabbed the headlines, but other candidates snagged big victories in North Carolina on Super Tuesday. Rick Henderson highlights the most important election results in the next edition of…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Kari Travis reports for Carolina Journal Online on state government’s latest coronavirus safety recommendations. Jordan Roberts’ Daily Journal explains how easing government restrictions could help deal with the coronavirus scare.
Legislative report makes clear: Occupational licensing isn’t for insurance reimbursement
The report makes it crystal clear that occupational licensing is an extreme regulation for only the most extreme risks. It's for protecting public safety.
New report on occupational licensing makes a strong case for reform
The burdens of occupational licensing in North Carolina are harmful to military veterans and military spouses, and the General Assembly needs to act. That’s according to a new report from…
Transparency and local budgets
This might be the first year in a long time that municipalities and counties live up to their financial reporting obligations if a law passed in 2019 works. NORTHFOLK Each…
‘Unlicensed diet advice’? Mississippi repeats North Carolina’s mistake
Talking about healthy eating on Facebook and getting paid to do it, the department said, could trigger a $1,000 fine and up to six months in jail for unlicensed practice…
Occupational licensing: an extreme regulation for only the most extreme risks
As made clear in the legislative report, licensing is reserved only for those occupations posing the highest perceived risk to public health, safety, and welfare. If that sounds a little…
Controversial federal bureau heads to high court
Tucker Higgins writes for CNBC.com about the U.S. Supreme Court’s consideration of a controversial federal agency dreamed up by Elizabeth Warren. The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in…
The PRO Act Targets North Carolina’s Right-To-Work Status
In 2018 the Supreme Court held in Janus vs. the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) that public employees unions could not charge nonmembers fees for the…
A Trump report that’s right on occupational licensing
Adam Thierer and Trace Mitchell write at Real Clear Policy that the Trump administration has highlighted the need for occupational licensing reform. The Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) recently released…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online on legislation that would ease occupational licensing barriers for veterans. John Hood’s Daily Journal explores voters’ perceptions of the two major political parties.