John Locke Updates: 2008

The recent firing of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services’ top spokeswoman revealed that Gov. Mike Easley’s administration has made a systematic effort to block JLF’s Carolina Journal…

The Wilmington Star-News noted this week JLF’s co-sponsorship of a town hall meeting on annexation issues involving that coastal city.  Legal and Regulatory Policy Analyst Daren…

Michael Sanera helped fire up listeners of WPTF Radio’s afternoon talk show audience this week when he discussed Raleigh City Council’s 7-1 vote to maintain a ban on new…

Lindalyn Kakadelis of the N.C. Education Alliance has shared her expertise recently through various formats. Kakadelis urged the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education in a recent presentation to use caution in…

The Meck Deck’s Jeff Taylor appeared in Edward Cone’s News & Record column this week, after commenting on Cone’s blog about Greensboro residents’ inability to use protest petitions…

The Pope Center for Higher Education Policy continues to attract attention for its report citing the high barriers to entry in the legal profession in North Carolina. The…

North Carolina History Project Director Troy Kickler has been developing expertise of forgotten founder Nathaniel Macon while compiling a chronicle of Macon’s correspondence. Kickler learned recently that he will share…

A recent report from the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy highlighted North Carolina’s relatively high barriers to entry into the legal profession. Pope Center Vice President for…

JLF Fiscal Policy Analyst Joseph Coletti has spent much of his time in recent months discussing the importance of market prices in allocating water. Once Gov. Mike Easley…

Reports each year from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction suggest North Carolina public school students are getting better and better at mastering the skills taught in school. A recent…