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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order 256 to support the state’s ongoing fight against COVID-19 by providing flexibility for health care workers and care facilities, as well as easier access to vaccines, tests and treatments.
Published: Friday, April 1st, 2022 @ 5:31 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The case of a fired Durham police sergeant gives the N.C. Supreme Court a chance to consider constitutional protection of economic liberty.
Published: Thursday, March 24th, 2022 @ 8:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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For all their virtue-signaling about caring for the poor, the progressive game plan to help the poor has an abysmal track record.
Published: Sunday, February 27th, 2022 @ 12:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order 245 to strengthen the state’s ongoing fight against COVID-19 with more health care workers and flexibility for care facilities, as well as easier access to vaccines, tests and treatments.
Published: Thursday, January 6th, 2022 @ 9:07 am
By: Governor's Office
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The N.C. Constitution’s protection of economic liberty could help a fired Durham police sergeant in his lawsuit against the city. A unanimous three-judge panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals has overturned a trial court’s ruling against the fired officer.
Published: Tuesday, November 9th, 2021 @ 7:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina has made many strides in criminal justice reform over the past decade.
Published: Sunday, March 8th, 2020 @ 10:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Lawmakers return to Raleigh next week for the 2019 session of the North Carolina General Assembly.
Published: Monday, January 28th, 2019 @ 11:50 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Last month, I wrote about Session Law 2018-69: An Act to Assist the Criminal Law Recodification Working Group, which had just been unanimously approved by both houses of the North Carolina General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Cooper.
Published: Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 @ 8:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In the N.C. Senate Judiciary Committee today, Andy Wells (R-42) introduced an important and valuable piece of legislation in the form a proposed committee substitute for House Bill 379
Published: Thursday, June 7th, 2018 @ 2:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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There are currently no laws regulating body piercers in the state of North Carolina
Published: Thursday, May 11th, 2017 @ 6:29 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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For many years American colleges and universities have been obsessed with diversity. Institutions now have one or more diversity offices and students frequently have to take at least one diversity-themed course to graduate.
Published: Thursday, May 19th, 2016 @ 11:20 am
By: John William Pope Center
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During the progressive era, federal antitrust enforcement agencies were known as "trustbusters." They were usually depicted as righteous warriors courageously fighting to rescue helpless ordinary citizens from the machinations of rich and powerful monopolists. In reality, federal trust busting...
Published: Sunday, March 15th, 2015 @ 6:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory met with the Military Affairs Commission today to hear from members and local officials about the status of the state's military installations, the Reserves and the National Guard. The governor also addressed the group, reminding them of his commitment to supporting and...
Published: Thursday, September 18th, 2014 @ 7:34 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Occupational licensing has been a frequent target for our Bad Bill of the Week series, so it's not surprising that we didn't have to wait long into the 2013 General Assembly Session for a burdensome licensing bill to be filed in the General Assembly.
Published: Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 @ 11:11 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Further announcements regarding additional appointments in the McCrory Administration will continue to be made in the weeks ahead leading up to the January 5th swearing-in ceremony.
Published: Thursday, December 20th, 2012 @ 6:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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But both North Carolinians found that they had run afoul of one of the most widespread yet least-discussed barriers to creating jobs and pursing one's dreams: occupational licensing.
Published: Friday, March 16th, 2012 @ 4:02 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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This article is the first installment of a three-part series examining the practice of occupational licensing in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, March 11th, 2012 @ 1:30 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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