On Ocracoke Island, the streets stink of dead fish, and water still laps at houses. People walk through dirty water in bare feet and flip flops. That will breed its own health problems, as snakes, sewage, and debris swim in that same water. “The…
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses a new law to help identify and collect a list of N.C. crimes. Kokai offered these comments for a Sept. 2, 2019, report on WSOC television.
Salim Furth, senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, explores the idea of a market for neighborhoods. Furth offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio.
It has begun. Or, probably more accurately, a local and statewide crusade to prevent privatization of North Carolina’s liquor business is intensifying. Even though legislative efforts to move toward a system of private licensure are relatively nascent, and a leader in…
Reform of North Carolina’s alcohol regulations has taken a major step forward this year. Gov. Roy Cooper has signed into law measures that ease restrictions on craft brewers and distillers. New laws also make other changes that reduce government barriers for consumers. Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, assesses the recent…
State Treasurer Dale Fowell has sweetened a deal for hospitals to sign on to his Clear Pricing Project. While hospitals refuse to sign onto the new system, promoting transparency in pricing, state employees fear losing coverage in major hospitals, where they would be treated but have…
Residents of Roanoke Rapids could vote soon to raise their local sales tax by a full percentage point. Money raised from the 1-cent tax increase would help pay off debt linked to the infamous Randy Parton Theatre. The N.C. House voted 98-17 on Wednesday, July 10, to approve…
A sea of red shirts and picket signs flooded downtown Raleigh on Wednesday, May 1, and, for now, public opinion may be in their favor. But are the teachers and N.C. Association of Educators, which organized the rally, overplaying their hands, two policy experts ask.
Health care providers in North Carolina need a government permission slip called a certificate of need before they can add hospital beds, build new facilities, or purchase major pieces of equipment. Health care reforms say scrapping CON requirements would boost health care innovation in this state. Jordan Roberts, John Locke…
Jon Sanders, John Locke Foundation director of regulatory studies, discusses problems associated with government involvement in providing broadband service. Sanders offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
