John Locke Updates: 2013

View in your browser. Welcome Last week, the NC Department of Public Instruction released state test scores, and they dropped across the board.  In this week’s…

View in your browser. Odd numbered years are when North Carolina counties and municipalities vote for their local level public officials, as well as on taxes and…

View in your browser. Of Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s 375,000 individual policyholders, 43% will not be able to keep their health plans.  Even if…

A 13-year-old libel suit against N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper is scheduled to head to trial soon. Carolina Journal Executive Editor Don Carrington‘s exclusive report on the legal…

View in your browser. Weekly John Locke Foundation research division newsletter focusing on environmental issues. This newsletter highlights relevant analysis done by the JLF…

The News & Observer‘s “Under the Dome” blog featured this week a new report on state government spending growth from John Locke Foundation Director of Fiscal…

John Locke Foundation Vice President for Outreach Becki Gray spoke to College Republicans at N.C. State University this week, and she participated in a health care summit at High Point…

View in your browser. Education Policy In his newsletter this week, Terry Stoops, Director of Education Studies, wrote a post-mortem of the…

View in your browser. "Count yer coins! An’ there’s no point in tryin’ to steal any, Goyle," he added, his beetle-black eyes narrowed. "It’s leprechaun gold. Vanishes…

View in your browser. Welcome In this week’s CommenTerry, I muse on the teacher "walk-in" events coordinated by the NC Association of Educators (NCAE) and other…