Policy Reports http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports Sat, 30 Jan 2016 07:23:45 EST PHP/5.2.6 en http://http://johnlocke.org//images/common/xml.gif Policy Reports http://http://johnlocke.org/ Fri, 20 Nov 2015 07:00:00 EST http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=268 Introduction Letter - NC Overcriminaization Task Force Fri, 20 Nov 2015 07:00:00 EST http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=267 Model Resolution on Regulatory Overcriminalization Mon, 9 Nov 2015 07:00:00 EST http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=266 The Map Act: JLF's amicus brief in Kirby v. NCDOT Fri, 6 Nov 2015 07:00:00 EST http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=265 The Regulatory Burden in North Carolina: What Are the Costs? Fri, 6 Nov 2015 07:00:00 EST http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=264 Reining In Regulation Wed, 12 Aug 2015 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=263 By The Numbers: What Government Costs in North Carolina Cities and Counties, FY 2013 Thu, 9 Jul 2015 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=262 Economic Incentives: County By County Mon, 18 May 2015 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=261 An Alternative Budget: Response to the governor's proposed budget for the upcoming biennium Mon, 9 Feb 2015 07:00:00 EST http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=260 First in Freedom Index Tue, 12 Aug 2014 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=259 Facts on Fracking: Addressing concerns over hydraulic fracturing coming to North Carolina Mon, 23 Jun 2014 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=258 By The Numbers: What Government Costs in North Carolina Cities and Counties FY 2012 Mon, 2 Jun 2014 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=257 Agenda 2014: A Candidate's Guide to Key Issues in North Carolina Public Policy Wed, 5 Feb 2014 07:00:00 EST http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=256 City and County Issue Guide 2014 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=255 CCNC Flaws: Why Community Care of North Carolina is Failing Patients, Taxpayers, and Policymakers Wed, 10 Jul 2013 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=254 Lessons Learned: How the Partnership for a Healthy North Carolina Avoids Kentucky's Medicaid Reform Mistakes Wed, 29 May 2013 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=253 The Partnership for a Healthy North Carolina: Medicaid Reform that Works for Patients, Providers, and Taxpayers Alike Wed, 22 May 2013 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=252 Exorcising Excise Taxes: Bringing Transparency to Hidden Taxes Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=251 By The Numbers: What Government Costs in North Carolina Cities and Counties FY 2011 Wed, 3 Apr 2013 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=250 Transportation Priorities for North Carolina Tue, 12 Mar 2013 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=249 Take the REINS: How to return law-making authority to elected, accountable legislators Wed, 26 Sep 2012 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=248 High Tide for Hype on the OBX: Apocalyptic predictions miss the mark on North Carolina sea levels Wed, 12 Sep 2012 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=247 Flex Growth: A smarter option for North Carolina communities Wed, 18 Jul 2012 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=246 Carolina Cronyism: Introduction, Overview, and Reforms Tue, 10 Jul 2012 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=245 Educational Market Share: Despite the growth of school choice, public schools dominate Wed, 9 May 2012 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=243 Review of the Triangle Transit Authority's Response to Questions Regarding Costs and Ridership Tue, 28 Feb 2012 07:00:00 EST http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=242 By the Numbers: What Government Costs in North Carolina Cities and Counties FY 2010 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:00:00 EST http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=241 Wake County Sustainability Task Force Report: An Alternate Opinion Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:00:00 EST http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=240 Raleigh Convention Center: Throwing good money after bad Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:00:00 EST http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=239 Review of the Wake County Transit Plan Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:00:00 EST http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=238 First Annual North Carolina County Privatization Survey Tue, 1 Nov 2011 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=237 A Quarter-Million More for Montgomery? Secretive county seeks a third tax increase in three years Wed, 19 Oct 2011 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=236 Durham's Tale of Two Tax Increases: County seeks $26.5 million's worth of sales-tax hikes for schools and transit Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=235 Orange Crush Revisited: County commissioners ask voters a third time for a tax increase Wed, 14 Sep 2011 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=234 A Blank Check for Buncombe: County commissioners ask voters for a sales-tax increase Wed, 6 Jul 2011 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=233 North Carolina's Forced-Sterilization Program: A Case for Compensating the Living Victims Tue, 10 May 2011 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=232 Taxers' Choice in Cabarrus: If the sales-tax increase fails, county threatens to hike property taxes Mon, 9 May 2011 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=231 Reforming North Carolina's Medicaid Program Mon, 9 May 2011 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=230 An Economic Analysis of State Tax Changes in North Carolina Wed, 27 Apr 2011 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=228 Should NCDOT Add More Piedmont Trains? Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=226 North Carolina's Auto Insurance System: Still Unfair, Still in Need of Improvements Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=225 By the Numbers: What Government Costs in North Carolina Cities and Counties FY 2009 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 07:00:00 EST http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=224 The First 100 Days: Eleven Action Items for the 2011 Legislative Session Mon, 18 Oct 2010 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=223 A Million Wasn't Enough? Montgomery County commissioners want even more tax money Thu, 14 Oct 2010 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=222 Tax First, Duck Questions Later: Highly secretive Clay County wants voters to approve a tax increase Thu, 14 Oct 2010 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=221 Speculators' Tax in Alleghany? County commissioners seek tax grab based on guesses Wed, 13 Oct 2010 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=220 Get the Math Right: Columbus County leaders are wrong about proposed tax hike's size, need Wed, 13 Oct 2010 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=219 A Taxing Legacy in Cherokee: County voters face vote on higher taxes proposed by rejected commissioners Tue, 12 Oct 2010 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=218 A Question of Trust: Alamance County commissioners don't trust voters; can voters trust them? Tue, 12 Oct 2010 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=217 Strike Four? Despite three strikes on tax hikes, Harnett County officials try again Mon, 11 Oct 2010 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/policy_reports/display_story.html?id=216 Tax Hike in Person Would Be Bad for Small Business: Three of Five Commissioners Agree