Jay Hamilton, a public policy professor at Duke University and director of the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy, says nonprofit groups are likely to play a larger role in future media coverage. Hamilton offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 344).
The John Locke Foundation celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2010, including an anniversary dinner Jan. 13 in Cary with former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich. (Details and preregistration are available here.) The video above highlights the John Locke Foundation’s goals and accomplishments. For more information on supporting the…
Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation education policy analyst, explains how increased state regulation could hurt charter schools in North Carolina. Stoops offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 344).
John Locke Foundation President John Hood answers host Tom Campbell’s question about the future of Senate President Pro Tem Marc Basnight’s leadership. This exchange took place during the Dec. 20, 2009, episode of N.C. Spin.
Joseph Coletti, John Locke Foundation fiscal and health care policy analyst, explains that government stimulus packages will not help North Carolina buck double-digit unemployment. The state reported a 10.8 percent unemployment rate for November 2009.
Joseph Coletti, John Locke Foundation fiscal and health care policy analyst, discusses his new report on the value of government transparency.
Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation education policy analyst, explains the purpose of his recent statewide assessment of North Carolina public school systems’ “parent-friendliness.” Stoops offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 343).
Leigh Bortins, founder and CEO of Classical Conversations, discusses the role her company plays in promoting freedom while focusing on “home-centered” education. Bortins offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 343).
Rep. Dale Folwell, R-Forsyth, says converting the State Health Plan’s operating calendar from the fiscal year to the calendar year would help address North Carolina’s unfunded $28 billion Health Plan liability. Folwell delivered these remarks during a presentation to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society Dec. 14, 2009. To watch…
N.C. Republican Party Chairman Tom Fetzer discusses his Dec. 14, 2009, letter to state elections director Gary Bartlett. The letter asks the State Board of Elections to add five initially unreported campaign flights to an investigation of Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue’s campaign finances.
