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.
Job losses linked to the ‘Fight for 15’
Tiana Lowe writes for the Washington Examiner about the potential negative impact of a push for a government-mandated $15 minimum wage. In light of a $15 federal minimum wage creeping…
We have no national school board, and that’s a good thing
Yuval Levin reminds National Review Online readers that the U.S. Department of Education does not function as a national school board. Last week, Joe Biden joined the bandwagon of Democrats…
CJ Reports: Omnibus ABC bill headed to House floor
According to John Trump’s most recent story in Carolina Journal: House Bill 536, ABC Omnibus Regulatory Reform, has cleared the N.C. House committee on Rules, Calendar, and Operations and heads…
New Forbes Article Highlights JLF’s Work on ABC Reform
Forbes recently ran a piece on nationwide ABC reforms by Americans for Tax Reform Vice President of State Affairs, Patrick Gleason. Gleason’s commentary included recent reforms and reform attempts in…
New Carolina Journal Online features
John Trump reports for Carolina Journal Online on an omnibus alcohol regulation bill heading to the N.C. House floor. Joseph Coletti’s Daily Journal explains how the General Assembly’s school construction…
Is It Time to Ban Bicycles?
A modest proposal from Tyler Cowen in a recent blog post: Would urban bicycling pass an FDA test of “safe and effective”? Furthermore, as a driver and pedestrian I observe cyclists…
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
The Leandro school funding lawsuit might be nearing a final resolution after 25 years in court. Terry Stoops discusses the most recent developments in the case for the next edition…
YIMBYism as a national idea
James Sutton writes for National Review Online about campaigns targeting restrictive zoning. YIMBYism is the ideology of “Yes in My Backyard.” Its advocates support urban development to bring down rents,…
CJ Reports: Despite disappointments on alcohol reform, lawmaker says, ‘We’re winning the battle’
Carolina Journal Editor John Trump in his most recent article writes: N.C. lawmakers, one could argue, have had unprecedented success this legislative session in reforming the state’s archaic laws governing…
Provisional licenses are now law in Pennsylvania
The N.C. Board of Funeral Service opposes a bill that would allow for provisional licenses for funeral directors here. Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, the governor just signed a law allowing for…
Mecklenburg Sales Tax: The Art of the Steal
You have to admire the audacity of Robert Bush and the Arts and Science Council (ASC) for their campaign to increase the sales tax in Mecklenburg County by a quarter-cent.…
New Carolina Journal Online features
John Trump reports for Carolina Journal Online on the status of alcohol regulation reform bills in the N.C. General Assembly. The Daily Journal explains that state judges can consider recent…