UNC Schools don't need more buildings
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
NC Spin Articles
NC Senate compromise includes taxpayer bill of rights
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 offers compromise on sales tax, economic development
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
Senate offers reworked Medicaid plan
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
Making transparency a top priority
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
NC should turn its eyes to Kentucky
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
Budget stalemate stymying schools' efforts to get ready for another year
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
Voting rights is still a struggle
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
New DHHS head must put agency on right track
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, August 5, 2015. The resignation Wednesday of Dr. Aldona Wos, the embattled secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services, was as overdue as it was... Read More
Good heart, bad fit
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, August 6, 2015. When Greensboro resident Aldona Wos was appointed secretary of the state Department of Health & Human Services, she agreed to a yearly salary of... Read More
