Press Releases: 2006

RALEIGH – North Carolina legislators can protect taxpayers by limiting spending, encouraging school choice, and strengthening private property rights. Those are a few of the more than 75 recommendations outlined…

RALEIGH – North Carolina schools need better teaching methods to help students with limited English speaking skills. That’s the recommendation in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. “The…

RALEIGH – North Carolina should stop making it easy for illegal immigrants to get state driver’s licenses. That’s the main recommendation in a new Spotlight report from the John…

For planning purposes What: John Locke Foundation Headliner Luncheon When: Noon Thursday, July 6, 2006 Where: Country Club of Landfall 800 Sun Runner Place, Wilmington, NC 28405 (Directions…

For planning purposes What: John Locke Foundation Headliner Luncheon When: Noon Thursday, June 29, 2006 Where: The Westin Charlotte 601 South College Street, Charlotte, NC 28202 (Directions are…

RALEIGH – Dubious numbers hamper the debate over illegal immigration in North Carolina, according to a new Spotlight report from the John Locke Foundation. “As the debate about immigration…

RALEIGH – N.C. legislators should close the books on two “temporary” taxes, now that those taxes have helped generate a $2.4 billion state budget surplus. That’s a key finding in…

RALEIGH – Two N.C. cities could save taxpayers from millions of dollars in unnecessary spending, by slamming the door on new convention center projects. That’s the key recommendation in a…

What: John Locke Foundation Headliner Luncheon When: Noon Thursday, June 8, 2006 Where: The Holiday Inn Brownstone 1707 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27605 Price: $25 Who: As President Bush…

RALEIGH – North Carolina rewards its state employees for longevity, not productivity, a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report finds. That’s not a payment system that attracts or keeps…