John Locke Updates: 2009

The Wake County school board says goodbye today to member Beverley Clark, who’s resigning from her board seat. The News & Observer asked John Locke Foundation Education Policy Analyst Terry…

As the debate about federal health care policy continues to generate heat across the nation, John Locke Foundation experts started this week a statewide tour to promote consumer-driven alternatives to…

The John Locke Foundation’s work on local issues also has attracted attention this week. Meck Deck blogger Jeff Taylor discussed Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ student reassignment plans for the new Mint Hill…

John Locke Foundation President John Hood used his national platform with National Review Online’s “Critical Condition” blog this week to highlight one of the most effective criticisms of…

While advocates for renewable energy mandates claim those mandates will help create new jobs in North Carolina, a recent report the Beacon Hill Institute completed for the John…

When the News & Observer recently reported about Wake County schools’ efforts to “sidestep” No Child Left Behind rules on student transfers, John Locke Foundation Education Policy Analyst…

As local and national media attention has focused primarily on health care reform this week, John Locke Foundation experts are keeping their eyes on another set of bad ideas circulating…

North Carolina legislators finalized this week a state budget with nearly $1 billion in new taxes. John Hood’s column criticizing the budget plan attracted attention from N.C. Senate…

The John Locke Foundation’s NCTransparency.com site continues to attract attention. The Elizabeth City Daily Advance interviewed Fiscal and Health Care Policy Analyst Joseph Coletti about the…

John Locke Foundation experts have helped make the case against the Obama administration’s health care proposals during speeches and media appearances throughout North Carolina this week. Vice President for Research…