• John Locke Update

    Aloha!

    posted December 27, 2007
    Hawaiians rarely have to worry about winter coats, but that didn’t stop the Hawaii Reporter from picking up John Hood’s Christmas tale about winter coats. It exposes differences…
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    Partin’ with Parton

    posted December 27, 2007
    Carolina Journal has highlighted problems with the Randy Parton Theatre since its planning stages. Now the rest of the world is starting to catch up with executive editor…
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    Election season

    posted December 27, 2007
    Iowa voters will soon decide which candidates they prefer for the 2008 presidential race. One possibility for the Democrats is former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, an option JLF president…
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    Global (warming) awareness

    posted December 27, 2007
    Paul Chesser has been digging for the truth in North Carolina’s debate about potential policies for dealing with global climate change. Scratching below the surface level for the pages of…
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    Education issues

    posted December 27, 2007
    When Wake County Superior Court Judge Howard Manning ruled that the state must pay N.C. school districts $768 million in proceeds from civil fines, News 14 Carolina turned to JLF…
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    Market pricing for water

    posted December 27, 2007
    As North Carolina copes with one of its worst droughts in years, the John Locke Foundation has sparked interest in turning to market principles for help. Fiscal policy analyst Joe…
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    Words of Wisdom

    posted September 25, 2007
    In front of a crowd of students enrolled in the Masters of Public Administration class at NC Central, Becki Gray relayed her experience with public policy. At a meeting with…
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    State Incentives

    posted September 25, 2007
    The standoff between Gov. Easley and the Legislature over the Goodyear Tire Co. giveaway ended up costing the state $60 million instead of the original $40 million.  Although the cost…
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    Leadership Forum

    posted September 25, 2007
    Paul Chesser and Chad Adams attended a leadership forum in Chicago hosted by the Sam Adams Alliance, which brought together leaders from free-market think tanks and grassroots organizations from…
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    Climate Change

    posted September 25, 2007
    A report released by Environment North Carolina and the Natural Resource Defense Council had JLF Research Director, Roy Cordato steaming. The report, which adumbrated that the frequency of unhealthy smog…

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