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"if Wrightsville Beach experiences one more major storm the devastation to property could be catastrophic, costing taxpayers as well as the National Flood Insurance Program significantly more.” said Congressman David Rouzer, R-NC
Published: Sunday, July 23rd, 2023 @ 8:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Fraudsters may have stolen as much as $60 billion from the various unemployment insurance programs enacted by lockdown-era stimulus bills, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office.
Published: Monday, January 30th, 2023 @ 10:10 am
By: Daily Wire
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On Friday, May 31, 2019, the President signed into law:
Published: Monday, June 3rd, 2019 @ 2:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina has received federal approval to transition to a cost-saving, whole-health Medicaid managed care system that will take the state out of the day-to-day management of the government insurance program for the elderly, disabled, and poor
Published: Thursday, October 25th, 2018 @ 9:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As chief budget writer in the House, state Rep. Nelson Dollar is accustomed to dealing with big numbers.
Published: Wednesday, September 26th, 2018 @ 8:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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the "National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2018," which reauthorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency to enter into new contracts for flood insurance and borrow from the Treasury up to specified amounts through November 30, 2018.
Published: Wednesday, August 1st, 2018 @ 10:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, the state's largest health insurance provider, is giving $159,000 to five counties to cut debt in their school lunch programs
Published: Friday, May 25th, 2018 @ 7:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) reintroduced H.R. 4692, legislation that would correct a 30-year old federal mapping error that incorrectly prohibited a substantial portion of North Topsail Beach from accessing the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and other disaster assistance
Published: Thursday, December 21st, 2017 @ 5:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey on Monday joined the Governor's Highway Safety Program, law enforcement agencies, and first responders in urging parents to make sure their children are secured in a child safety seat when they're riding in a car.
Published: Sunday, October 1st, 2017 @ 1:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Risk Management and Insurance program at East Carolina University ranks among the top 20 nationally, according to an annual review by Business Insurance
Published: Sunday, January 24th, 2016 @ 12:17 pm
By: ECU News Services
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A growing health care alternative in North Carolina that shuns insurance for services provided by physicians at a set price could be incorporated into the state's insurance program for government employees, along with Medicaid
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 8:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In 2013, North Carolina's unemployment insurance (UI) program was in terrible shape. Like most states, North Carolina borrowed funds from the federal government to cover increased unemployment benefits during the great recession. The Tar Heel State owed Washington $2.75 billion. As a result, the sta
Published: Thursday, October 15th, 2015 @ 4:12 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Pat McCrory continued his sweeping reform of North Carolina's unemployment insurance program with the signing of Senate Bill 15 during a ceremony at the Gaston County JobLink facility in Gastonia
Published: Thursday, September 10th, 2015 @ 6:27 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Critics questioned whether a recent state audit attributing a 9 percent savings in Medicaid costs to the nonprofit Community Care of North Carolina was a useful guide to policymakers weighing reforms in the government health insurance program covering 1.4 million poor, elderly, and disabled North Ca
Published: Thursday, August 27th, 2015 @ 9:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Senate on Tuesday rejected a last-minute amendment that would expand Medicaid eligibility, and with 34-10 bipartisan support passed a bill making sweeping changes to the government insurance program for the poor, elderly, and disabled.
Published: Friday, August 21st, 2015 @ 3:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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If North Carolina doesn't reform its Medicaid delivery system, costs of the government insurance program for the poor and disabled will grow faster than new state revenue, says state Sen. Ralph Hise, R-Mitchell.
Published: Wednesday, December 10th, 2014 @ 1:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Some of the House Democrats' most vocal advocates for Medicaid expansion in North Carolina have filed House Bill 1083, committing the state to add more of its poorest residents to the government health insurance program.
Published: Thursday, May 22nd, 2014 @ 9:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The stuff the, um, honorables on Capitol Hill think is so good for us is apparently not always so good for them and their staffs.
Published: Thursday, October 31st, 2013 @ 9:46 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Despite the fact that North Carolina has rejected expanding Medicaid to some citizens - fewer than 500,000 - the state has not rejected the federal health law's Medicaid expansion in its entirety. North Carolina has, in fact, expanded its broken entitlement program.
Published: Wednesday, August 14th, 2013 @ 6:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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HB 4 passed the N. C. House Monday (2-5-13) night. The bill is entitled Unemployment Insurance Fund Solvency & Program Changes.
Published: Friday, February 8th, 2013 @ 9:34 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The effort to reshape the state's unemployment insurance program took one step forward on Thursday when the House Finance Committee gave the bill a thumbs up.
Published: Saturday, February 2nd, 2013 @ 8:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and its mandate that all individuals must be covered by a health insurance program. Under Obamacare businesses that have more than 50 employees must provide health insurance to their employees or face a penalty.
Published: Saturday, August 4th, 2012 @ 1:19 pm
By: Marvin Sparks
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