John Locke Update / Impact Newsletter

Researchers tackle government spending growth, energy subsidies, and more

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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 Policy Studies Sarah Curry. Curry discusses the report this afternoon with Pete Kaliner on WWNC Radio. The Carolina Plotthound website featured Curry’s report as its lead story this week. NCPoliticalNews.com, the Beaufort Observer, and the Daily Haymaker website also took note of Curry’s work.

The Heritage Foundation’s “Insider Online” and N.C. Senate Republicans’ daily press email promoted Vice President for Research and Resident Scholar Roy Cordato‘s report on energy subsidies and penalties. Heritage’s “Insider Online” also highlighted Director of Regulatory Studies Jon Sanders‘ report urging repeal of North Carolina’s certificate-of-need law.

Director of Research and Education Studies Terry Stoops discussed this week’s controversial teacher “walk-in” with WPTF Radio. The WRAL Television website’s “education” page promoted a question-and-answer primer on Common Core public school standards that quotes Stoops’ work. Chapel Hill’s Daily Tar Heel interviewed Stoops about public school students living in poverty. NCPoliticalNews.com promoted Stoops’ research newsletter on the teacher “walk-in.”

NCPoliticalNews.com also promoted Health and Human Services Policy Analyst Katherine Restrepo‘s newsletter on taxes linked to Obamacare. The Kernersville News published Restrepo’s recent column on Obamacare subsidies

A Fayetteville Observer article cited Economics and Regulatory Policy Analyst Michael Lowrey‘s latest By The Numbers data on Fayetteville’s local tax-and-fee burden.

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