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HeadLocke No. 145: Tax reform continues, COVID-19 emergency dispute, and inflation worries rise
27/05/2021 Duração: 18minState senators would reduce individual and business taxes in their latest reform proposal. Brooke Medina and Mitch Kokai address the Senate tax plan, a court case challenging North Carolina's COVID-19 emergency, and new evidence about inflation in the American economy.
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HeadLocke No. 144: Voters’ Biden concerns, redistricting advice, and COVID-19 education grants
20/05/2021 Duração: 17minNearly six in 10 N.C. voters worry that President Joe Biden's administration will do too much to increase the size and role of government. Brooke Medina and Mitch Kokai assess that Civitas Poll result, analyze some advice about election redistricting criteria, and tout potential benefits of state student learning-loss grants.
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HeadLocke No. 143: Donor privacy, CDC scare tactics, and job market woes
13/05/2021 Duração: 18minThe state Senate approves an important measure to protect privacy of donors to nonprofit groups. Brooke Medina and Mitch Kokai discuss the bill, along with misleading COVID-19 transmission information from federal officials, and a problem filling jobs throughout the economy.
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HeadLocke No. 142: School days matter, ‘sticky’ tax policy helps, and a property-rights victory
06/05/2021 Duração: 18minFive days of school really are better than four, as new research shows. Brooke Medina and Mitch discuss that research, good news about N.C. business taxation, and a victory for property rights at the N.C. Court of Appeals.
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HeadLocke No. 141: Rotten Apple deal, reining in government, and reducing housing barriers
29/04/2021 Duração: 19minThe state of North Carolina promised Big Tech giant Apple almost $1 billion over 39 years. Brooke Medina and Mitch Kokai dissect the deal, along with new bills to rein in state executive authority, legislation to reduce housing barriers, and the bizarre court case of a woman who claimed she was too drunk to be convicted.
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HeadLocke No. 140: Vaccine passports criticized, a ‘vaccine against tyranny,’ and new rights for taxpayers
22/04/2021 Duração: 18minSixty-five members of the N.C. House of Representatives want Gov. Roy Cooper to reject COVID-19 "vaccine passports." Brooke Medina and Mitch Kokai discuss the lawmakers' concerns. They also discuss a "vaccine against tyranny," along with a proposed N.C. Taxpayer Bill of Rights.
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HeadLocke No. 139: Judge won’t order school spending, ‘disparate impact’ nonsense, and voting on the governor’s powers
15/04/2021 Duração: 17minThe judge in a long-running N.C. school funding lawsuit won't force state lawmakers to spend money. Brooke Medina and Mitch Kokai react to the judge's decision, along with a bogus complaint about voter ID and a proposed constitutional amendment linked to the governor's emergency powers.
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HeadLocke No. 138: Tackling learning loss, tallying Biden and Cooper’s common flaw, taking on overregulation
08/04/2021 Duração: 17minThe governor will soon consider a pair of bills tackling public school learning loss, as he and state lawmakers continue to take different approaches to opportunity scholarships. Brooke Medina and Mitch Kokai tackle that topic, along with a fiscal comparison of the governor and President Biden, and a new legal challenge involving an innovative drone video mapping service.
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HeadLocke No. 137: Election safeguards, early literacy, tax credits, and Muscadine mandates
01/04/2021 Duração: 18minA new poll shows voters support measures that would fight election fraud, even though critics label those measures as examples of voter suppression. Brooke Medina and Mitch Kokai discuss the polling data, along with early childhood literacy, dubious tax credits, and a Muscadine grape juice mandate.
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HeadLocke No. 136: Cooper budget critique, broadband expansion ideas, and new civics group
25/03/2021 Duração: 17minJohn Locke Foundation experts have critiqued Gov. Roy Cooper's latest spending plan. Brenée Goforth and Mitch Kokai discuss the Locke budget analysis, along with a new report on boosting broadband access and a new group promoting civics education.
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HeadLocke No. 135: New group targets classroom bias, send $5 billion back to the feds, and N.C. entrepreneurs flourish
18/03/2021 Duração: 17minNorth Carolina's new lieutenant governor wants to focus attention on ideological bias and indoctrination in public schools. Brooke Medina and Mitch Kokai address that topic, along with a proposal to return $5 billion in COVID-19 relief funds to the federal government. The program also highlights new data on entrepreneurial growth in the Tar Heel State.
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HeadLocke No. 134: School reopening deal finalized, Cooper energy plan questioned, Emergency Management Act reform filed
11/03/2021 Duração: 17minNorth Carolina's governor and legislative leaders reach a deal to reopen public schools for in-person instruction. Brooke Medina and Mitch Kokai tackle that topic, along with the governor's misguided energy goals and a new proposal to rein in his emergency powers.
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HeadLocke No. 133: School reopening vetoed, literacy test targeted, and human capital valued
04/03/2021 Duração: 19minA school reopening measure hits political resistance and a Democratic governor's veto in North Carolina. Brooke Medina and Mitch Kokai address that topic, along with a shameful literacy requirement for voter registration within the N.C. Constitution and the latest evidence that human capital helps the world avoid natural resource shortages.
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HeadLocke No. 132: Just compensation for COVID-19 harm, tutoring for learning loss, and high praise for Raleigh
25/02/2021 Duração: 17minThose who've seen their businesses shuttered during the COVID-19 pandemic ought to have access to just compensation. Brooke Medina and Mitch Kokai tackle that topic, along with tutoring for learning loss and a new high ranking for Raleigh.
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HeadLocke No. 131: Summer school challenges, ‘gold standard’ tax reform, PAC spending jumps
18/02/2021 Duração: 18minNorth Carolina's summer school options, the state's status as the "gold standard for pro-growth tax reform," and a noticeable increase in state PAC spending all generate discussion this week between Brooke Medina and Mitch Kokai.
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HeadLocke No. 130: COVID-19 concerns include vaccines, price gouging, and election rules
11/02/2021 Duração: 19minLingering questions about COVID-19 extend to vaccine distribution, price gouging, and election rule changes. Brooke Medina and Mitch Kokai address each of these topics.
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HeadLocke No. 129: Social studies standards create controversy and more
04/02/2021 Duração: 17minA mainstream media outlet turns nasty as Republican members of the State Board of Education fight negative social studies standards. Brooke Medina and Mitch Kokai dissect the latest news. They also discuss new research about North Carolina's economic recovery from COVID-19, plus new developments in the campaign to open public schools.
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HeadLocke No. 128: Cooper’s school shutdowns panned, left-wing funder gets prominent government job, research targets CON rules
28/01/2021 Duração: 15minCivitas Poll results show support for school choice in North Carolina. An executive with North Carolina's leading funder of left-wing causes joins Gov. Roy Cooper's administration. New research highlights problems caused by certificate-of-need restrictions. Brooke Medina and Mitch Kokai discuss these issues.
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HeadLocke No. 127: Moving trucks head to N.C., the costs of a $15 minimum wage, taking aim at collusive settlements
21/01/2021 Duração: 18minNorth Carolina's tax policy plays a positive role in attracting people to the state. A $15 per hour federal minimum wage would have negative consequences. N.C. lawmakers could close a loophole in a law against collusive lawsuit settlements. Brooke Medina and Mitch Kokai tackle these three topics.
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HeadLocke No. 126: General Assembly returns to work, Robinson takes the stage, COVID-19 sparks education innovation
13/01/2021 Duração: 19minCOVID-19 will drive much of this year's legislative session in North Carolina. New Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson offers a stark contrast to Gov. Roy Cooper. The pandemic is sparking new interest in education innovation. Brooke Medina and Mitch Kokai tackle these three topics.