Why Medicaid expansion won't boost jobs
Last week, yet another study claiming that expanding Medicaid in North Carolina will create tens of thousands of jobs was released and dutifully reported by the media. The findings of such studies... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Chief Justice's goals for the NC court system
Excerpts of Chief Justice Mark Martin's investiture ceremony, published in News and Observer, January 6, 2015. Our founders clearly understood the importance of our courts, and that is why they made... Read More
McCrory: Obama open to Medicaid waiver
At a White House meeting with President Barack Obama Tuesday, Gov. Pat McCrory raised the possibility of waiving federal rules on Medicaid expansion for North Carolina. McCrory met the president along... Read More
Why North Carolina is losing the biggest battles in the job recruitment war
Chalk up another loss on the economic development front for North Carolina. Mercedes-Benz, after considering several cities in the state, is reportedly taking its U.S. headquarters to Atlanta. The... Read More
The new struggle for colleges
Higher education in America is at a crossroads of two compelling, but competing, forces – the traditional approach versus a new reality. Traditional four-year institutions are motivated to keep the... Read More
Film to air on Friday, Sanford
The 1948 study group was almost certainly the most famous in the history of the University of North Carolina’s law school. It included Bill Friday, the future president of UNC, future federal Judge... Read More
School woes aren't werewolves
Because of the tremendous benefits conferred by better education, it would be great if policymakers knew precisely what silver bullets to fire to eliminate obstacles to higher achievement. But... Read More
5 of the lowest lowlights of 2014
The Right’s most outrageous, you-can’t make-this-stuff-up moments of the past year With the arrival of the New Year, it’s suddenly awards season once again. The Oscars, the Grammys, the Golden... Read More
2015 questions
No predictions or resolutions! Instead let’s ask the big questions for 2015 for the state’s big three political forces: Governor McCrory, Republican legislators and Democrats. For Governor... Read More
McCrory to talk with Obama on healthcare
Gov. Pat McCrory says he's going to ask federal policy makers to allow North Carolina to chart its own course on health care rather than be closely tied to its existing Medicaid program. "I am... Read More
