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RALEIGH — A freelance writer has ended her association with the John Locke Foundation’s Meck Deck blog today in the wake of criticism over an offensive illustration linked to one…

RALEIGH — As North Carolina’s unemployment rate climbs above 10 percent for the first time in 10 months, officials and pundits should be careful about misusing the numbers to score…

Click here to view and here to listen to John Hood discussing this press release. RALEIGH — Nearly 60 percent of North Carolina voters cast ballots to give…

Click here to view and here to listen to John Hood discussing this press release. RALEIGH — Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich will help the…

RALEIGH – Sixty-six percent of North Carolina voters rejected local tax increases Tuesday, sending 22 of 24 proposed tax hikes to defeat. Those results send a message that local governments…

Click here to view and here to listen to John Hood discussing this press release. RALEIGH – A week before North Carolina’s voters head to the polls,…

For planning purposes What: John Locke Foundation Headliner Luncheon When: Noon Tuesday, November 14, 2006 Where: Holiday Inn Brownstone 1707 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27605 Price: $25 Who: Join…

RALEIGH – This fall, the John Locke Foundation announced plans to bring its trademark array of research programs, publications, and events to Wilmington and Southeastern North Carolina. Now area residents…

CHARLOTTE – Taxes, schools, crime, traffic congestion – these are just some the issues at the forefront of public debate in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, and many surrounding communities. They will…

RALEIGH – A lawsuit filed Thursday by the North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law offers the prospect of scaling back state incentive policies that hinder rather than hasten economic development,…