Local Government Should Focus on Freedom

Local Government Should Focus on Freedom
Post Date February 12, 2014
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Local governments should focus on using existing revenues more efficiently, monitoring the effectiveness of school funding, and simplifying rules for land use and zoning. Those are three key recommendations in the John Locke Foundation’s new City and County Issue Guide 2014.

The new guide arrives before local governments begin planning for their 2014-15 budget years.

“This guide covers topics ranging from taxes to transit, from smart growth to stadiums, from education to economic development,” said Dr. Roy Cordato, JLF vice president for research and resident scholar. “The common …

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Land Use Rules Keep Prices High

Land Use Rules Keep Prices High
Post Date November 05, 2013
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The trouble low-income families have in finding affordable housing in Chapel Hill is a  natural outcome of current town policy, writes Bjørn Pedersen in a letter published in The Daily Tar Heel today.

The policy limits development in the majority of the town to low-density construction of single-family homes, Pedersen said, often with additional restrictions that further limit the living area available in those residences.

“These sorts of legal limits prevent the supply of housing from rising to meet the demand for it, and the least fortunate among us …

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U.S. appeals court says ‘caveman diet’ blogger can speak

Post Date July 01, 2013
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The Carolina Journal’s Sara Burrows reports that the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has reversed a trial judge’s decision to dismiss Charlotte-area “paleo diet” blogger Steve Cooksey’s free speech case.

The N.C. Board of Dietetics/Nutrition tried to censor Cooksey’s blog Diabetics Warrior because they alleged he was giving dietary advise without a license when he wrote about the diet of cavemen.

Read more at Carolina Journal Online.

Watch a video on the case by the Institute for Justice.

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Banning Direct Auto Sales a Backward Idea

Banning Direct Auto Sales a Backward Idea
Post Date May 22, 2013
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The bipartisan bill banning direct auto sales is a misguided and backward idea, the chair of the Durham and Orange County Libertarian Party said today in a letter to the Chapel Hill News.

“The threat technological advancements pose to job security has been used as justification for stifling advancements for centuries,” said Jason Melehani. “Imagine all the jobs we could create if we banned electronic printing of books or banned computers from automating manufacturing processes.”

“These obviously are backwards ideas,” he said. “The ban on direct auto …

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