A judge will hear arguments this month in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina's certificate-of-need law A Winston-Salem surgeon is challenging a provision in the CON law that blocks him from purchasing an MRI machine Jon Guze John Locke Foundation director of legal studies has filed a friend-of-the-court brief supporting the surgeon's case Guze explains why he believes the CON law is unconstitutional If North Carolina decides to move forward with legislation to allow dental therapy it will be good to know how that process has played out in other states Sal Nuzzo vice president for policy at the James Madison [... more]

Gov Roy Cooper recently signed into law Senate Bill It marks the latest step in an ongoing campaign to fight overcriminalization in North Carolina Mike Schietzelt John Locke Foundation criminal justice fellow explains how the new legislation fits with the goal of cleaning up the state's overly complicated criminal code Overly burdensome occupational licensing rules restrict economic freedom in both North Carolina and South Carolina During a recent meeting in Winston-Salem the group Classical Liberals in the Carolinas learned how Jon Sanders John Locke Foundation director of regulatory studies focused attention on North Carolina's licensing restrictions Jennifer McDonald senior research [... more]

North Carolina's ongoing congressional redistricting dispute returned to the U S Supreme Court recently As justices decide whether Republicans engaged in too much partisanship when they drew election maps a case challenging state legislative district maps is proceeding to trial in state court later this year Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief analyzes the latest developments in both sets of legal challenges School choice has boomed in North Carolina in recent years Advocates hope to build on choice options in the coming year Mike Long president of Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina shares his group's top priorities Some N [... more]

When Apple announced plans for a major expansion in Austin Texas it appeared that Raleigh and North Carolina had lost another competition for a major economic development That was despite the state's willingness to give Apple substantial tax incentives Jon Sanders the John Locke Foundation's director of regulatory studies assesses the impact of Apple's announcement on N C tax incentive policy Free speech is one of the most fundamental rights protected in the U S Constitution's Bill of Rights But free speech faces continual attacks David French senior writer for National Review worries about attacks on the culture of free [... more]

The U S economy has posted impressive gains recently Both President Trump and former President Barack Obama are claiming credit Roy Cordato the John Locke Foundation's senior economist puts the competing claims to the test A Winston-Salem surgeon is taking North Carolina state government to court because of a law that blocks him from purchasing an MRI scanner Dr Gajendra Singh says the scanner would help him provide a valuable service to his patients at a reasonable cost North Carolina's certificate-of-need law blocks Singh from making the purchase Singh and his attorney Josh Windham of the Institute for Justice explain [... more]

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