A new report from the National Employment Law Project looks at how state occupational licensing laws make it difficult for people with arrest and conviction records to find work in…
The Institute for Justice has released the second edition of its landmark “License to Work” (LTW) study. This report was authored by Dick M. Carpenter II, Lisa Knepper, Kyle Sweetland,…
You probably know about the problem with government incentives. But were you aware of the problem with government disincentives? This update discusses the new presidential administration working to weed out…
There are many reasons to reform occupation licensing beyond its negative effects on employment. Several are described in my recent report on “Modernizing North Carolina’s Outdated Occupational Licensing Practices.”…
On October 10, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officially moved to repeal controversial Obama-era emissions guidelines known as the “Clean Power Plan” (CPP). The rule was based in a…
Cronyism got a boost last week in the General Assembly. Dan Way reports for Carolina Journal: State Rep. Ted Davis, R-New Hanover, bucked conservative critics who strenuously objected to…
When the General Assembly passed the Regulatory Reform Act of 2013, legislators gave the state an effective, empirically tested red-tape reduction measure: sunset provisions with periodic review. At that…
John Hood wrote this week about the instructive philosophy of Cicero. Wait, don’t go yet. Cicero wasn’t just the “Roman orator and statesman … contemporary (and enemy) of Julius…
House Bill 589, “Competitive Energy Solutions for NC,” would be a major restructuring of energy policy in North Carolina. Here is a brief look into select aspects of the…
View in your browser. Welcome I want to welcome you to the John Locke Foundation’s new publication providing you timely insight and analysis on individual rights, constitutional…