John Locke Updates: 2005

Advocates of the “living wage” tout the policy as a way to make life “fair” for those in entry-level jobs. But writing in Durham’s Herald-Sun, Michael Sanera discussed the negative…

When Paul Messino joined the staff following a stint as a JLF intern while attending UNC-CH, we knew he was smart. Now other people know it, too. Last month, Paul…

Chad Adams traveled to Wilmington Tuesday to meet with New Hanover County’s financial officer, waste management official, and a commissioner about research on the last remaining incinerator in the state…

Melissa Mitchell has had enough of the finger pointing over Hurricane Katrina response and relief efforts. In a letter to the editor published in Saturday’s Raleigh News & Observer, she…

WTVD-TV in Durham put Gov. Mike Easley on the spot this week when its reporter asked Easley where he went over the Labor Day holiday, and why he wouldn’t reveal it,…

On Tuesday, the Greensboro News & Record turned to Don Carrington for perspective on economic incentives and the difficulty in keeping track of whether companies actually create and keep…

Joe Coletti and Donna Martinez volunteered their time for a forum held this week to showcase candidates in the Wake County community of Apex. Coletti helped coordinate the event, while…

In November, Charlotte/Mecklenburg residents will be asked to approve a bond referendum that would finance the first three years of a proposed 10-year, $1.975 billion school construction and renovation plan.

The recent anti-property rights decision from the Supreme Court (Kelo vs. City of New London) has alarmed people of every ideological persuasion. But new JLF Legal and Regulatory…

When the Fayetteville Observer published a piece purporting to show high levels of ozone pollution in Cumberland County, new Research Director and Local Government Analyst Michael Sanera fired off a…