The Right Way to Cut Taxes
If your goal is to foster economic growth and job creation, there’s a right way and a wrong way to cut taxes on business. Fortunately, Pat McCrory and the General Assembly made the right choice. The... Read More
NC Spin Articles
N.C. legislators earn half the national average
What price should be paid for the sausage-making that goes on in state legislatures? As state budgets get tighter and spending cuts deeper, it's a hot topic in many jurisdictions. Data collected by... Read More
DHHS a source of embarrassment
The hits just keep on coming from Health and Human Services Secretary Aldona Wos and her embattled department that has become a source of almost daily embarrassment for the McCrory Administration. The... Read More
Richard Burr: Care Act column misleading
On Monday, readers of this paper were treated to a misleading column from N.C. Policy Watch President Chris Fitzsimon about the supposed “many benefits” of the Affordable Care Act. Unfortunately... Read More
Obamacare Expected To Cause 80-Percent Spike In Average Individual Premiums
BCBSNC says one-third of health policy holders will pay much more despite tax credits Individual health insurance premiums in North Carolina would spike as much as 80 percent on average due to the... Read More
Time Warner to move retirees to health care exchanges
Time Warner Inc is planning to transfer its U.S. retirees from company-sponsored health plans and move them to private insurance exchanges. According to an August memo obtained by Reuters, the media... Read More
How to save the Republican Party, courtesy of two Democrats
The GOP is in serious trouble — and it is trouble that we, as long-time Democrats, recognize all too well. Since their defeat in 2012, Republicans have offered plenty of excuses: candidates who can... Read More
N.C. sets national example by protecting young sex trafficking victims
N.C. legislators have generated a fair share of controversy for the recent passage of legislation on a variety of topics, most notably for increased voter registration requirements. But few have taken... Read More
The truth behind 10 myths about North Carolina
There are a lot of myths about North Carolina’s government. Some of them have an element of truth to them, but often they are based on misconceptions. Here is my take on 10 myths. Myth No. 1: North... Read More
How is the NC budget like the US budget?
Both are deceptively misleading. Like almost all government budgeting. We swear: ‘If the US and state budgeting process was audited by some reputable private accounting firm under Generally Accepted... Read More
