Crazy talk. Or is it? Here we are, more than 100 legislative days into the 2015-16 session and still no budget. What gives? North Carolina is one of only 5 states in the country that hasn’t adopted... Read More
On the eve of its 50th anniversary, the Voting Rights Act got a shot in the arm from an unlikely source – the traditionally conservative 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Ruling unanimously in... Read More
The 2015 House Bond proposal includes nearly $1 billion for the UNC system. That includes at least one project at each school, even tiny Elizabeth City State which is rapidly losing enrollment... Read More
by Brian Balfour, Civitas Review online, August 6, 2015. The Senate Finance Committee has been quite active these past two days. Late yesterday afternoon, they decided to remove key policy provisions... Read More
Senate leaders' efforts to rebalance how sales taxes are distributed throughout North Carolina met with a cool reception from members of the House and local leaders Thursday. Majority Leader Sen... Read More
North Carolina would create a new department to run its health insurance program for the poor and disabled under a bill the Senate Health Care Committee rolled out Thursday. The measure represents the... Read More
There are some really good things on the table as the budget conferees discuss, debate, compromise, and finalize North Carolina’s government spending for the next two years. Allocating more than... Read More
In 2011 our North Carolina Legislature refused to expand Medicaid to cover more of North Carolina’s “working poor” citizens under the Affordable Care Act enacted by Congress and signed into law... Read More
With a stopgap spending measure in place, some lawmakers believe efforts to get schools prepared for the new year are humming along as the General Assembly battles over a final two year budget plan... Read More
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the federal Voting Rights Act. Passed in 1965, this landmark legislation made the promise of the vote real for millions of Americans who had been excluded from... Read More
