A judge has asked the parties in the long-running Leandro school funding lawsuit to develop a joint plan It would implement consultant's recommendations for major changes in the state's public education system including billion of new spending in the next eight years Terry Stoops John Locke Foundation vice president for research and director of education studies assesses the latest developments in the Leandro court proceedings You've likely heard of Brexit Great Britain's well-publicized exit from the European Union Now North Carolina is dealing with BLEXIT a project of black Americans distancing themselves from the Democratic Party Danielle Robinson BLEXIT state [... more]

You will alter the future if you influence the young Looking at recent news stories indoctrinate the young is a more accurate description Consider -year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg lectures the United Nations about adults' failure to act on global warming School children being allowed to skip class to take part in climate change protests Public libraries inviting drag queens to read stores to children Minnesota school district hiring equity director to eliminate white privilege and Christian privilege and integrate Islam This weekend on The Christian Worldview we'll discuss the ongoing effort to capture the hearts and minds of [... more]

North Carolina's individual and corporate income tax rates dropped again on Jan The personal income tax rate now stands at percent down more than percent from the top marginal rate of percent that it was in effect in North Carolina's percent corporate tax rate is the lowest rate of any states that assess a tax on corporations' income Becki Gray John Locke Foundation senior vice president assesses the significance of the latest tax rate cuts Negative partisanship plays a significant role in our current political debates That's a problem for Jonah Goldberg American Enterprise Institute scholar and National Review senior [... more]

A new Vanderbilt University report questions the academic benefits of Tennessee's prekindergarten program Terry Stoops John Locke Foundation vice president of research and director of education studies assesses the new research and discusses its implications for state pre-K programs in North Carolina As stories about a national opioid epidemic continue to generate headlines more and more states are considering new taxes on opioid drugs Patrick Gleason vice president of state affairs at Americans for Tax Reform analyzes the growing interest in targeting opioids for taxation He explains ATR's concerns about these taxes It's hard to tell how well a government [... more]

Gov Roy Cooper's administration ended months of speculation by approving a key water-quality permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline While complaints from environmental activists grabbed headlines Cooper also raised eyebrows by announcing the creation of a new fund totaling nearly million Cooper says the money can fund more than just mitigation of the pipeline's environmental impact The funds might also pay for economic development and renewable energy projects Critics contend this money represents a slush fund Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief analyzes the pipeline's latest developments Much has changed in N C politics during the past years The NC SPIN [... more]