Area farmers said Friday that Gov. Pat McCrory was wrong to veto legislation that would have eased rules for them and other business owners who hire foreign workers. Under current law, the immigration... Read More
by Barry Smith, John Locke Foundation, August 15, 2013. The action taken by Gov. Pat McCrory on Thursday, vetoing two bills, means that he might have to call the General Assembly back to Raleigh... Read More
I confess. I love PPP’s monthly North Carolina poll. While I don’t put too much credence in polling on races 15 months out, I’m always interested to see how the mood of the electorate is... Read More
Editorial by Washington Post, August 15, 203. IN THE wake of the Supreme Court’s Shelby v. Holder decision, which gutted significant portions of the Voting Rights Act, it’s difficult to say which... Read More
News broke this week that the South Carolina Catawba Indian Tribe is seriously considering the purchase of a 45-acre tract of land in Cleveland County to establish a casino attraction just off... Read More
Weekly John Locke Foundation research division newsletter focusing on environmental issues. This newsletter highlights relevant analysis done by the JLF and other think tanks as well as items in the... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, August 16, 2013. Even with Congress in recess and the N.C. General Assembly home after its 2013 session, the political silly season shows little sign of ending. The... Read More
Editorial by The National Review, 15, 2013. It is either the case that African Americans, young people, old people, and poor people labor under some onerous yet curiously undetectable burden that... Read More
by Myron Pitts, Fayetteville Observer, August 15, 2013. They call it “shared sacrifice.” Reports have emerged that two twenty-something guys who work for the N.C. Dept. of Health and Human... Read More
The N&O reports on contrasting polling results on Gov. McCrory that were released this week: Pat McCrory's camp released internal poll numbers Wednesday showing his job approval rating at 48 percent... Read More
