On this episode of Our American Stories the Story of Paula Smith who Challenged North Carolina's Unconstitutional Map Act - with help from the Institute for Justice Learn about the Rule of Law and the former North Carolina MAP Act Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Blair Cornell tells us how his family navigated raising their neuordivergent son and how they created a non-profit car club to help people with autism Craig Richardson Matthew Bryant and Paula Smith tells us about the story of Winston-Salem North Carolina's unconstitutional MAP Act Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Time Codes - JoyRide The Car Club Exclusively for Kids with Special Needs - North Carolina Wouldn't Let Paula Smith Sell Her House For Over A DecadeSee omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Supporters of the N C Department of Transportation are raising concerns about dwindling funding for highway projects They point to higher-than-expected costs from hurricane repairs as well as money diverted from construction to pay legal settlements linked to the now-discarded Map Act Joseph Coletti John Locke Foundation senior fellow explores DOT funding issues North Carolina does relatively well compared to other states when it comes to parental school choice That's the assessment from Neal McCluskey director of the Center for Educational Freedom at the Cato Institute During a recent visit to the Tar Heel State McCluskey highlighted its recent school [... more]

North Carolina's U S Senate race picked up two more candidates in recent weeks Cal Cunningham a former state senator dropped his campaign for lieutenant governor to make a second bid for the upper chamber on Capitol Hill Another former state senator Eric Mansfield also added his name to the list of Democrats who want to challenge incumbent Republican Thom Tillis Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief analyzes the latest developments in the high-profile race The certificate of need represents one way government steps in to restrict health care innovation Josh Windham attorney at the Institute for Justice explains why IJ [... more]

The N C Association of Educators union is urging public school teachers across the state to skip school on May to take part in a march and rally in Raleigh Terry Stoops John Locke Foundation vice president for research and director of education studies analyzes the union's goals He also discusses the potential impact of the lost day of classroom instruction Ever since North Carolina's Republican-led General Assembly embarked on major tax reform in the state has served as a model for state-level tax reformers across the country Grover Norquist president of Americans for Tax Reform discusses North Carolina's successful [... more]

Conservative government reformers have made great strides in North Carolina in recent years but there's still room for improvement The th-anniversary edition of the John Locke Foundation's Agenda book spells out recommendations for free-market limited-government reforms in taxation spending education health care property rights and other critical areas of state government JLF Vice President for Research Roy Cordato discusses some of the recommendations and explains why they would help North Carolina prosper This year's presidential election will have a profound impact on the American courts Doug Bandow senior fellow at the Cato Institute reminds us that the next president will [... more]