News
‘Free Our Spirits’ campaign seeks major changes to NC ABC system
Statewide push to overhaul NC liquor laws aims to expand retail sales, cut taxes, and reform ABC boards to boost choice, transparency, and efficiency.
News
Bill allowing festival liquor sales and online orders from ABC stores passes Senate
The N.C. Senate has passed House Bill 890, an all-encompassing measure that could help distillers succeed in a crowded and burgeoning industry. The bill passed the Senate on third reading, 35-7, Wednesday, Sept. 8, with a couple of technical amendments. The bill, in large part, aims to level the playing field for distillers, making rules...
Opinion
Regulatory closet gets summer cleaning
Over the decades, state agencies and local governments have adopted a range of criminal penalties for offenses that, whatever their adverse social effects may be, don’t necessarily merit criminal prosecution.
Opinion
State laws impede craft beverages
A recent John Locke Foundation Spotlight report “Hard to Swallow” by Jon Guze, JLF's director of legal studies, says North Carolina requires 43 different types of permits and licenses for different activities linked to alcohol sales.
Podcast
The Need For Innovative School Superintendents
Terry Stoops on finding innovative school leaders; property owners explain how N.C.'s Map Act hurts them; Thom Goolsby on worries over surveillance technology; Scott Maitland on reforming ABC laws; Katherine Restrepo on unleashing competition in medicine
