Locke Foundation issues state transparency report

North Carolina’s John Locke Foundation has studied state and local government agencies in the Tar Heel state andrated them on how well they make their records, data and activities accessible to citizens. The results aren’t encouraging for those who understand that, as Patrick Henry said, “the liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure when the transactions of their rulers may be kept from them.”

John Hood and the rest of the outstanding crew at Locke are doing superb work in so many areas and the fact they are devoting significant resources to building public understand of and support for increased transparency in government at all levels is a tremendously positive development on the Right.