State Medicaid Director leaving post
by Sarah Ovaska, NC Policy Watch, September 24, 2013. The state’s Medicaid director is out, after only eight months on the job. Carol Steckel submitted her resignation later Monday, saying she would... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Stuck with Wos
Governor McCrory has to hope that Aldona Wos and the high-paid operatives around her pull off a miracle at DHHS. Because he clearly can’t fire her. Wos is the most powerful person in Raleigh... Read More
Smart money stays away from lottery
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, September 24, 2013. There is only one reason N.C. Education Lottery officials want to offer lottery ticket sales online – they know more people will throw away... Read More
The real trouble at DHHS: Failing the needy
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, September 24, 2013. The political chatter surrounding controversial N.C. Health and Human Services Secretary Aldona Wos has centered on the high salaries and a... Read More
Incoming: Sequestration gets uglier the second time
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, September 24, 2013. The second earthquake is on the way. It won't be an aftershock. And it's likely to be worse than the first. Welcome to the waiting line for... Read More
Six Lies Most People Believe About U.S. Schools
Popular lies about U.S. education certainly don’t do the kids any good. They just let the adults continue to feel comfortable while kids receive increasing diagnoses of ADHD(one in five boys now... Read More
NC Medicaid "Enormously Successful"?
One of Gov. McCrory's major initiatives from this past session centered around reforming North Carolina's Medicaid program. Dubbed the "Partnership for a Healthy North Carolina", the reform plan... Read More
The twilight of appropriations
As Congress refocuses its attention on the looming fiscal battles, with both sides steeling for a fight over the debt limit and a potential government shutdown, a development with greater implications... Read More
The Ambassador and the General
In looking at the administration of North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory, consider the tale of the ambassador and the general. Both run sprawling state agencies that have often had a way of blowing up into... Read More
State Declines $600K in Federal Grants
Saying they don’t need the money to meet their new mission, state environmental officials recently turned down almost $600,000 in federal grants. The money would have been used to set up a network... Read More
