Author photoCarolina Journal Print Columnists
Michael Lowrey

Email: mlowrey@infionline.net

Michael Lowrey is an Associate editor of Carolina Journal. Lowrey has written numerous articles for Foundation on topics such as economic policy, education, welfare, and transportation.

His work has appeared in over 100 newspapers, including The Christian Science Monitor, The Charlotte Observer, The News & Observer of Raleigh, and The News and Record of Greensboro. He is the co-author of several Locke Policy reports, including By The Numbers: Comparing the Cost of Local Government in North Carolina (2003) and Flex Growth: A market friendly Development Policy for North Carolina's Growing Communities (1999).

Lowrey received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his masters in economics from North Carolina State University. He has also taught undergraduate classes at the University of North Carolina - Charlotte and Wingate University.


Articles by Michael Lowrey

(6.03.10) Court: Manmade Ditch Is A Navigable Waterway
RALEIGH — Is a manmade ditch considered navigable under state law, and thus public property, if fishing boats use it? The state’s second-highest court ruled May 18 that it is — and such manmade waters are subject to the state’s public trust doctrine.

(4.27.10) Free Buses In the Land of Bizarre Government
A proposal in Durham would reinforce the stereotype that "only losers take the bus."

(3.10.10) Appeals Court: Government Not Required to Notify Landowners of Subdivision Plans
RALEIGH — The state’s second-highest court concluded that government officials may not have to provide nearby residents with any notice at all before rezoning moves forward.

(3.04.10) Police Stories Are Rarely A Favorite in City Halls
RALEIGH -- The local news business is built on the occurrence of out-of-the- ordinary events. If everything runs well, if there are no unusual situations, then there is very little news.

(2.09.10) Appeals Court Grants Cherokee Exclusive Video Poker License
RALEIGH — In a Dec. 22 decision, the N.C. Court of Appeals held that the state’s general ban on video poker is legal. In doing so, North Carolina’s second highest court ruled that federal law allows the state to grant the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians the exclusive right to operate video poker within the state.

(1.20.10) Court Rules Against Union County
RALEIGH — In 2006, Union County adopted an adequate public facilities ordinance (APFO) to help pay for school construction. In a Dec. 8 ruling, the state’s second highest court ruled that the county lacked the legal authority from the General Assembly to impose such an ordinance, which it described as amounting to an impact fee for school construction.

(12.17.09) State Appeals Court Tosses W-S Loitering Law
RALEIGH — The state’s second highest court has thrown out Winston-Salem’s loitering ordinance as unconstitutional. In finding the law both overly broad and vague, the appeals court noted that the ordinance did not require proof of criminal intent.

(11.25.09) The Cult of the Next Big Thing
RALEIGH -- You can call it the Cult of the Next Big Thing, the belief that the key to transforming the economy of most any place is a single, massive project. The economic development equivalent, if you will, of a game-winning grand slam in the bottom of the ninth. And yet, these deals are typically something so simple that they can be reduced to a single word or phrase.

(11.12.09) Court: Religious Developments Can Impose Otherwise Illegal Fees
RALEIGH — Do special rules apply for property developments associated with religious groups? The answer, according to the N.C. Supreme Court, appears to be “yes”, with the high court finding in an Oct. 9 decision that the “unique, religious community character” of a development associated with the United Methodist Church allowed for the imposition of fees on property owners under circumstances that would otherwise be prohibited.

(11.12.09) Government Incentives Can Be A Toxic Brew for Taxpayers
RALEIGH — Government isn’t run like a business. It does, however, often offer aid — politely called “incentives ” — to businesses. And that can be a toxic brew for taxpayers.

1-10 of 218 records found.
Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Next»