Kelly Renee Lester

Policy Analyst @JohnLockeNC | Agriculture, housing, welfare | Bleeding heart libertarian | All views are my own

[Washington Times Opinion @WashTimesOpEd]

“Federal lawmakers can remove unnecessary federal barriers and encourage reform, but state and local governments must also modernize their own policies,” @KellyReneeL writes.

[John Locke Foundation @JohnLockeNC]

The United States cannot make housing affordable without building substantially more housing.

Read our @KellyReneeL's latest in @WashTimesOpEd

#ncga #ncpol

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[Kelly Renee Lester @KellyReneeL]

In the past two years I have met a lot of farmers in NC. The one thing that they all say is “I need labor.” I heard it so much I wrote a report on it. Thank you @JohnHoodNC for so eloquently addressing this issue and the report! https://t.co/3VfNngNXKe

[Katie @Katie_rz]

"Americans are very uninterested in agricultural work, with many low-skilled laborers choosing higher-paying, year-round work like construction. This is bad news for farmers already struggling to find enough laborers.”- @KellyReneeL policy analyst for @JohnLockeNC

[Kelly Renee Lester @KellyReneeL]

@SofieHamilton @CatoInstitute A+ thread! Keep up the good work!

[Kelly Renee Lester @KellyReneeL]

@SofieHamilton @CatoInstitute Having worked on the CA Project and knowing the hard work myself, my boss, and my counterpart put in I’m so grateful to see that it inspired you and made you think differently about how libertarianism as a philosophy can genuinely help those in poverty climb the income ladder. ❤️

[Kelly Renee Lester @KellyReneeL]

Had such a good time talking with @SteveDoocy today on @foxandfriends about sausage sales and how Harris is wrong about grocery stores “price gouging”.

It’s time we start fixing the real issues behind food prices instead of blaming grocery stores. #economics #pol #ncpol

[Brooke Medina @Brooke_Medina_]

Watching @JohnLockeNC’s @KellyReneeL on Fox & Friends this morning talking about the market signal increased sausage sales indicate.

You can read Kelly’s report on American’s “trading down” for cheaper foods here: https://t.co/bNAh8i9tAw

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[John Locke Foundation @JohnLockeNC]

Increased sausage sales CAN be a signal of “trading down,” which often happens when people feel the pinch of economic stress.

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[Kelly Renee Lester @KellyReneeL]

@rzachwallace Uh oh! Need to factor that into the sausage index for sure!

[Kelly Renee Lester @KellyReneeL]

Are hot dogs sales telling us there is a looming recession? https://t.co/UCmKjM6ILA @JohnLockeNC #economics #ncpol

[John Locke Foundation @JohnLockeNC]

Last night, we won the Bob Williams Award for “Most Influential Research” at #SPNAM!

[John Locke Foundation @JohnLockeNC]

Harris’ comments on grocery prices are not based in reality. Grocery stores operate on razor-thin profit margins, typically between 1-3%.

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[Katie @Katie_rz]

“We’ve seen through Covid that relying too heavily on highly efficient vertical integrated farming practices can have serious repercussions in the face of economic shocks.”- @KellyReneeL Policy Analyst for @JohnLockeNC

[John Locke Foundation @JohnLockeNC]

Our state’s pork industry also plays a crucial role in supporting local agriculture.

#ncga #ncpol

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[Kelly Renee Lester @KellyReneeL]

Agriculture is North Carolina’s top industry and serves as the backbone of our state’s economy and identity. I am proud to share with everybody my most recent research report on the resiliency of North Carolinas ag industry and the people it provides for. https://t.co/sZzCj4wuQy

[Brooke Medina @Brooke_Medina_]

@JohnLockeNC @Katie_rz The meat and potatoes of this project can be found in @KellyReneeL's research report that just dropped this morning. Kelly's research digs into the root causes of food insecurity and rising prices.

(appreciate my puns!)

https://t.co/frwmUatlww

[John Locke Foundation @JohnLockeNC]

North Carolina Hog Farming Needs Regulatory Healing, Not Hollywood Squealing

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[Kelly Renee Lester @KellyReneeL]

My piece in @FoxNews today covers the issue of calling hog farming “racist” and offers a solution: an agriculture sandbox https://t.co/j3eTiLXdTq @JohnLockeNC #ncpol

[Kelly Renee Lester @KellyReneeL]

Part 2 of my 3 part series on North Carolina’s controversial hog farming industry. In this part I explore alternative methods to hog waste disposal and how the government has left North Carolinians living near hog farms and hog farmers worse off. https://t.co/9VrpUmoOxk