Medicaid consultant
That the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has hired a “turnaround” consultant to help sort out its Medicaid operations does not say good things about where things currently... Read More
NC Spin Articles
It's about power
Why does the Left oppose school choice? It can’t be because they oppose tax dollar going to private, even faith-based institutions. For decades, state and federal subsidies have flowed to private... Read More
Disdain for politicians knows no bounds
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, February 12, 2014. At long last, North Carolinians of all political stripes have found something they can agree on: Our leaders stink. It doesn’t matter which... Read More
Lessons in economics from the Abbey
Many "Downton Abbey" watchers are nostalgia gluttons who grieved when Lord Grantham lost his fortune in Canadian railroad shares. There are, however, a discerning few whose admirable American... Read More
NC tells downstream users not to drink polluted water or eat fish
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services warned people downstream of the Duke Energy coal ash spill on the Dan River to avoid contact with water and sediment from the stream, and not to eat... Read More
N.C. fracking can be done safely, bring economic prosperity
Safety and quality assurance are hallmarks of American-made products. Our automobiles, foods and myriad other items are subjected to tests, examined by inspectors, and must adhere to the highest... Read More
NC Transportation 'reforms' are gestures, not true reforms
Those of us who are encouraging reforms to address pressing travel needs have been tracking the Strategic Transportation Investments Act (STI) since its passage in June 2013. Most folks would probably... Read More
Ad war heats up for Hagan's seat
by Jim Morrill, Charlotte Observer, February 12, 2014. As another outside ad dropped in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race, one national report called the state “ground zero” in the TV war of the... Read More
Duke Energy, legislature must remove environmental threat
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, February 12, 2014. Education leaders and some politicians for years have urged that pay for educators in North Carolina be at “the national average,” a goal... Read More
National average goal unique to education pay
Education leaders and some politicians for years have urged that pay for educators in North Carolina be at “the national average,” a goal used for no other employment sector in the state as a... Read More
