House to vote on budget today
Good morning and welcome to Today @NCCapitol for Thursday, May 21. Here's what's going on at the General Assembly and around state government. HOUSE: Members of the state House will debate their... Read More
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Debate intensifies over role of charity care in CON discussion
North Carolina hospitals argue that dismantling regulations in the state’s certificate of need laws would impair their ability to treat indigent patients. A research scholar at George Mason... Read More
Teen drinking, consequences
Editorlal by Greenville Daily Reflector, May 20, 2015. Prom season for many high school seniors unfortunately carries a certain rite-of-passage mentality regarding alcohol consumption. The prevalence... Read More
Judge halts fracking permits
A judge has ordered North Carolina not to issue any fracking permits until the state Supreme Court rules on a legal question about how state panels are formed. Wake County Superior Court Judge Donald... Read More
Better spending plan
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, May 20, 2015. When Gov. Pat McCrory submitted his proposed budget to the legislature in early March, the state was still in the grip of winter gloom. Like brown... Read More
Nepotism or not? Does it really matter?
It's fairly rare that news out of state government surprises the seasoned and cynical reporters that cover the statehouse. But an investigative audit released recently by State Auditor Beth Wood had... Read More
House spends too much
If leaders of the North Carolina House of Representatives are right that the state needs a 6.3 percent increase in General Fund spending for the coming year, then they were wrong two years ago when... Read More
House continues education policy shift
If you haven't paid attention to the direction the Republican-led General Assembly is going in K-12 public education, the proposed N.C. House budget offers a tutorial in a microcosm. The education... Read More
House GOP wants to bring back film incentives in a HUGE way
The House Committee Draft Budget today includes this gem: Film and Entertainment Grant Fund Provides funds to the Film and Entertainment Grant Fund established in G.S. 143B-437.02A, to encourage the... Read More
House budget prompts tax, spending disagreements with Senate
State senators and House members could spend the coming weeks debating income taxes and spending levels after the House’s budget proposal – released Monday – highlighted divisions between... Read More
