Spotlights http://johnlocke.org/spotlights Sat, 30 Jan 2016 07:36:18 EST PHP/5.2.6 en http://http://johnlocke.org//images/common/xml.gif Spotlights http://http://johnlocke.org/ Tue, 24 Nov 2015 07:00:00 EST http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=325 Tax Reform in North Carolina: John Locke Foundation principles move the state in the right direction Mon, 30 Nov 2015 07:00:00 EST http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=324 More to do on tax reform: Changing how business expenses are deducted Wed, 7 Oct 2015 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=323 City Incentives in North Carolina: How Large Cities Are Using Taxpayer Dollars Tue, 22 Sep 2015 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=322 North Carolina Budget FY 2015 - 17 Thu, 6 Aug 2015 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=321 Adverse Selection: Examining the impact on North Carolina's Health Insurance Exchange Tue, 23 Jun 2015 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=320 Best From Both Budgets: Applying a "reverse logrolling" method to government spending and savings Thu, 4 Jun 2015 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=319 Renewable Energy: Lobby's report more fog than light Wed, 3 Jun 2015 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=318 The Case Against CON: A law that prevents health care innovation Mon, 1 Jun 2015 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=317 The Map Act: The end of the road? Wed, 6 May 2015 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=316 Corporate Tax Incentives: What's the harm? Wed, 15 Apr 2015 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=315 Two New Departments? A closer look at the state's IT and veterans programs and the governor's proposal for a new department for each Thu, 9 Apr 2015 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=314 Voluntary Certification: An economically robust, freedom-minded reform of occupational licensing Mon, 2 Mar 2015 07:00:00 EST http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=313 The FCC's Anticompetitive Greenlight: Commission is wrong to override North Carolina law for municipal broadband Thu, 29 Jan 2015 07:00:00 EST http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=312 Historic Preservation Tax Credits: Government should not intervene in the historic-property business on economic grounds Mon, 15 Sep 2014 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=311 North Carolina's Capital Gains Tax: It's time to consider a change Thu, 28 Aug 2014 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=310 The Chemicals in Fracking Fluids: Earth and water, you'll find plenty of both down there Wed, 20 Aug 2014 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=309 State Budget Overview: Teacher compensation and Medicaid drive the 2014-15 budget Wed, 30 Jul 2014 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=308 The Mechanics of Medicaid: How Medicaid's flawed financial design drives program costs Thu, 10 Jul 2014 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=307 North Carolina's E-Cigarette Tax: Where bad tax policy meets special interest politics Wed, 18 Jun 2014 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=306 The Best of Both Budgets: "Reverse logrolling" would help legislators produce a sound spending plan Tue, 20 May 2014 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=305 Educational Freedom Works: Scholarly research shows gains from school choice and competition Mon, 28 Apr 2014 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=304 An Occupancy Tax Increase? Haywood County already has a million dollars annually from existing tax Tue, 15 Apr 2014 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=303 Lower Taxes, Higher Growth: Scholarly Research Reveals Economic Benefits of Fiscal Restraint Thu, 6 Mar 2014 07:00:00 EST http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=302 Wrong Way: How the Map Act threatens NC property owners Wed, 19 Feb 2014 07:00:00 EST http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=301 Common Core State Standards: The way forward Thu, 16 Jan 2014 07:00:00 EST http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=300 Tax Cuts for All: Tax Reform Means Savings to All NC Income Groups Mon, 25 Nov 2013 07:00:00 EST http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=299 Redistribution of Health: Severe Side Effects of the Affordable Care Act's Health Insurance Exchanges Wed, 6 Nov 2013 07:00:00 EST http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=298 Trends in North Carolina State Spending: Total state spending has grown after both inflation and per capita adjustments Mon, 28 Oct 2013 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=297 Energy Subsidies: How comparisons should be calculated but aren't Thu, 24 Oct 2013 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=296 Certified: The Need to Repeal CON; Counter to their intent, Certificate of Need laws raise health care costs Tue, 24 Sep 2013 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=295 Tax Reform 2013: Setting the Stage for Economic Growth Tue, 17 Sep 2013 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=294 60 Questions About Common Core: Answers for North Carolinians Wed, 24 Jul 2013 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=293 Budget Basics: Sustaining the present, preserving the future Wed, 17 Jul 2013 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=292 Improving Juvenile Justice: Finding More Effective Options for North Carolina's Young Offenders Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=291 Three Truths of Tax Reform: Senate, House plans would spur growth, create jobs Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=290 The Best Solution From Both Budgets: "Reverse Logrolling" shows the best option for government spending and tax reform Wed, 5 Jun 2013 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=289 Not Written in Stone: How sunset laws can improve North Carolina's regulatory climate Mon, 20 May 2013 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=288 Health Care's New Prescription: The Power To Heal Through Consumer-Driven Medicaid Thu, 16 May 2013 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=287 Goodbye, Grammar: N.C.'s Common Core-based English tests disregard grammar, spelling, mechanics, and usage Wed, 17 Apr 2013 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=286 Budget for Growth: JLF plan redirects funds, cuts taxes to create jobs Tue, 16 Apr 2013 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=285 COPs Evade Voter Scrutiny: Taxpayers on the hook for special indebtedness Wed, 10 Apr 2013 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=284 35 Questions About Common Core: Answers for North Carolinians Tue, 2 Apr 2013 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=283 Peer Review of "The Economic, Utility Portfolio, and Rate Impact of Clean Energy Development in North Carolina" Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=282 Power to the People: End SB 3 with its expensive, regressive renewable energy portfolio standard Tue, 26 Mar 2013 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=281 N.C.'s Auto Insurance System Seven Things to Understand Mon, 11 Mar 2013 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=280 School Vouchers: From Friedman to the Finish Line Wed, 27 Feb 2013 07:00:00 EST http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=279 For Their Own Good: Ban on high-cost lending leaves poor consumers worse off, with fewer choices Mon, 28 Jan 2013 07:00:00 EST http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=278 Guild By Association: N.C.'s Aggressive Occupational Licensing Hurts Job Creation and Raises Consumer Costs Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=277 The Amazon Tax That Was Not: North Carolina's Attempt to Expand Sales Taxation Beyond Its Borders Wed, 18 Jul 2012 07:00:00 EDT http://johnlocke.org/spotlights/display_story.html?id=276 N.C.'s Film Tax Incentives: Good Old-Fashioned Corporate Welfare