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North Carolina lawmakers still cannot agree to a final budget. The Senate saw difficulty in compromise, so they decided to move their economic development and Medicaid reform plans out of the budget and into stand-alone bills. Unfortunately, even with this change, the two chambers were unable to...
Published: Monday, August 17th, 2015 @ 7:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Likely North Carolina voters overwhelmingly favor a measure to restrain the growth rate of state spending. According to the April 2011 Civitas Institute poll, 67 percent of respondents support the ideas contained in HB 188 - which would limit the growth rate of the state budget to a formula based...
Published: Monday, August 17th, 2015 @ 1:56 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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I had a ringside seat to the destruction of one of old Atlanta landmarks but I did not blow it up.
Published: Monday, August 17th, 2015 @ 5:29 am
By: Bobby Tony
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After the Obama administration issued overreaching EPA rules and regulations which could cause electricity costs to rise and hurt families across North Carolina, Governor McCrory announced he would sue the federal government to stop the rules.
Published: Monday, August 17th, 2015 @ 5:23 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Was the 2014 Senate race between Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan and Republican victor Thom Tillis really the most expensive race in North Carolina history, or in the country's entire election cycle last year?
Published: Monday, August 17th, 2015 @ 5:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Beaufort County Commissioners will meet on August 17, 2015 to discuss the county's business.
Published: Monday, August 17th, 2015 @ 5:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A proposed constitutional amendment Senate Republicans have titled the Taxpayer Protection Act tentatively squeaked through that chamber Tuesday, with a final vote expected on Wednesday.
Published: Monday, August 17th, 2015 @ 5:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The fine article from my friend, Bobby Tony, deserves some observations. In some respects I totally agree. On others I total disagree. Several other need illustrating . . .
Published: Monday, August 17th, 2015 @ 4:53 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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Legislators involved with the Certificate of Need (CON) debate are probably overwhelmed with conflicting studies on whether the regulatory program should stay, be reduced, or go altogether.
Published: Monday, August 17th, 2015 @ 4:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It is August 16, 2015, I just turned on TV, and they are replaying the Woodstock movie from 1970
Published: Monday, August 17th, 2015 @ 4:18 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Governor Pat McCrory released this statement following the death of Julian Bond.
Published: Monday, August 17th, 2015 @ 3:38 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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