Opinion: Republicans Aim For Supermajorities
By John Hood
RALEIGH — North Carolina has divided government. Its most powerful executive is the Democratic governor, Roy Cooper. Four of the seven...
Opinion: Should Today’s Teens Be Optimistic?
By John Hood
RALEIGH — The North Carolina of my childhood had an economy very different from that of the average state. Today our...
Opinion: Let’s Make Medicaid Expansion Work
By John Hood
RALEIGH — Are Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, Republican House Speaker Tim Moore, and Republican Senate leader Phil Berger about to strike...
You Decide: Is The Social Safety Net A Spring Board Or A Cushion?
By Mike Walden
There are few public issues that create more debate than the “social safety net.” By social safety net, I mean the set...
Opinion: Democratic Justices Reject Democratic Vote
By John Hood
RALEIGH — On November 6, 2018, the people of North Carolina voted to amend their state constitution. By a 57%...
Opinion: NCUC Public Comment Hearings Produced First Amendment Concerns
By Andre Beliveau John Locke Foundation
July 11 through August 23, the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) conducted several public comment hearings regarding the state’s plan...
Opinion: Crime Is Back As A Voting Issue
By John Hood
RALEIGH — Violent crime is on the rise in North Carolina — up 18% since 2018. Voter concern about crime is...
Opinion: A Physician’s Perspective On Medicaid Expansion
By Sonny Morton, MD
Medicaid expansion is one of the critical pillars of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Since the passage of the ACA,...
OPINION: Short Exchange Could Hold The Key To Leandro Case’s Final Decision
By Mitch Kokai
Resolution of the latest dispute in North Carolina’s long-running Leandro case could depend on the response to one brief conversation. It...
Opinion: For Faster Growth, Pick Freedom
By John Hood RALEIGH — When pollsters ask voters to list the issues they care about most, economic concerns usually rank high on the...
