Budget deal still distant
by Laura Leslie and Mark Binker, WRAL.com, September 8, 2015. Despite working over the holiday weekend, House and Senate budget negotiators say significant differences remain unresolved as the... Read More
NC Spin Articles
NC 4th highest in subsidized plans under Affordable Care Act
Demand remained high this year in North Carolina for subsidized health insurance policies purchased under provisions of the federal overhaul law pushed by President Barack Obama, the U.S. Department... Read More
NC reinstating work requirements for food stamps
Reversing eight years of state policy, the McCrory administration is restoring requirements that able-bodied adults without dependent children must work to continue receiving food stamps in North... Read More
Bill has Carolina pedigree
As North Carolina’s legislative session (presumably) winds down over the next couple of weeks, it seems increasingly unlikely that the cap on state spending growth and other provisions of the... Read More
McCrory's takes on issues
The most entertaining interview I’ve heard with Gov. Pat McCrory had nothing to do with state politics — or very little at least. It was mainly about barbecue and football. And it was bizarre, but... Read More
Pandora's primary
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, September 8, 2015. Legislators opened a Pandora’s box of problems when they decided two years ago to tinker with North Carolina’s presidential primary date... Read More
Insurance rules favor companies over consumers
Despite recent legislation easing some restrictions on the marketplace, North Carolina’s rate-setting structure for car insurance is little more than a government price-fixing scheme that hits... Read More
Wrong direction on beach groins
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, September 5, 2015. While taking their sweet time deciding how many North Carolina teachers' assistants can keep their jobs this year, our honorable legislators... Read More
DENR Secretary: Real estate in Eastern NC will lose value under EPA rules
North Carolina’s chief environmental regulator, Donald van der Vaart, said Wednesday that virtually all real estate in North Carolina east of Interstate 95 would lose value under the Environmental... Read More
Education turnaround teams successful, yet lawmakers push for takeover
Calling North Carolina’s school turnaround work “among the most ambitious in the nation,” Vanderbilt University researcher Gary Henry told members of the State Board of Education on Thursday... Read More
