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Stein, Earls lawsuits could pave way for good-government reforms

Legal issues raised by North Carolina's attorney general and a state Supreme Court justice deserve further scrutiny.

Mitch Kokai

Defense of freedom continues in 2017

Regardless of the election results, on Wednesday all of us at the John Locke Foundation will come to work with the same goal we’ve had since the doors opened in 1990: Restraining government to its core, constitutional functions and enacting policies that expand freedom and opportunity for North Carolinians. Here are two priorities for the...

Legislators Work To Rein In Government Power/Scope

Becki Gray on legislative session highlights; House members on coal ash clean-up plan; lawmakers on finding owners of unclaimed savings bonds; Robert Shibley on free-speech rights on N.C. college campuses; Terry Stoops on opportunity scholarships

Becki Gray, Terry Stoops

N.C. Needs Serious Leadership

Now is not the time for lawmakers and policymakers to backtrack from positive reforms.

This Year’s Reforms Mark a Good Start

North Carolina legislators have made significant progress in addressing taxes, regulation, education, and more.

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Free-Market, Conservative Reforms Highlight ‘Historic’ N.C. Legislative Session

RALEIGH — From taxes and spending to regulation, education, and transportation, the 2013 session of the North Carolina General Assembly proved historic in producing positive reforms for state government. That’s the assessment from top John Locke Foundation staffers reviewing this year’s legislative scorecard.

CJ Staff

A First In Freedom Legislative Session

State lawmakers make history in the depth and breadth of reform measures adopted in 2013.

N.C. Reformers Targeted By New York Times

John Hood on NY Times criticism of N.C. reforms; legislators debate regulatory reform; Gov. Pat McCrory on achievements of first six months; Jane Pinsky on redistricting reform; Jane Shaw on demise of college summer reading programs

Jane Shaw, John Hood

Rick Henderson, Terry Stoops

Are Legislators On Right Track With K-12 Reforms?

Terry Stoops on legislative K-12 reform; legislators debate vouchers; John Taylor on first principles of economic freedom; Ember Reichgott Junge on nation's first charter school; CJ's Rick Henderson on effort to pare back renewable energy mandate

Jane Shaw, Fergus Hodgson, Jane S. Shaw (editor), Jane S. Shaw, Dr. Troy Kickler

Bold Ideas For Reforming The UNC System

Jane Shaw on reforming UNC System; Andy Ellen, Gary Salamido & Connie Wilson on unemployment insurance fraud; Fergus Hodgson on libertarian tax policy; Terry Stoops on N.C. House education reform; Troy Kickler on N.C.'s role in Civil War