In this blog, I’ll highlight two good pieces of health care policy set to be heard in committee soon.
Published: Monday, April 26th, 2021 @ 1:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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That's what recent tax reforms have delivered to North Carolina, according to a new academic study released today by the Civitas Institute
Published: Tuesday, October 11th, 2016 @ 4:24 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Reversing a trend, North Carolina has experienced ten consecutive quarters of per capita income growth equal to or greater than the national average, the latest data show
Published: Tuesday, September 13th, 2016 @ 6:34 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Unemployment insurance (UI) reform in North Carolina continues to be the gift that keeps on giving. The 2013 UI reform, made possible by the Republican-dominated General Assembly and Governor Pat McCrory, will enable $240 million in tax savings for state employers in 2016 alone, thanks to a...
Published: Wednesday, January 20th, 2016 @ 12:40 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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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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U.S. Rep. Walter Jones says re-electing him to his seat in the 3rd Congressional District is vital to North Carolina's military economy because he would be the second-most-senior Republican on the House Armed Services Committee. Jones points with pride to being named by The Hill newspaper as one...
Published: Monday, May 5th, 2014 @ 10:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The latest federal employment data for North Carolina support the case that a fiscally conservative approach to state fiscal policy is helping improve the economy's long-term outlook. That's the assessment from John Locke Foundation President John Hood.
Published: Sunday, April 20th, 2014 @ 10:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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“It’s about time Kay Hagan finally admitted she could have helped North Carolina’s long-term unemployed, but the fact is she’s a year late and $600 million worth of benefits short.
Published: Tuesday, January 7th, 2014 @ 2:46 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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There is an old saying, “A real leader faces the music, even when he doesn’t like the tune.” After years of mismanagement, our state’s economy is weighed down by $2.5 billion owed to Washington for our unemployment insurance debt.
Published: Thursday, August 29th, 2013 @ 10:50 pm
By: Thom Goolsby
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This is the final week 70,000 jobless workers in North Carolina will receive a federal emergency unemployment compensation check. But Dale Folwell, the state official in charge of jobless benefits, says reports claiming that as many as 170,000 unemployed state residents might lose federal...
Published: Tuesday, July 2nd, 2013 @ 10:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Pat McCrory Tuesday signed into law a bill that would rework the state's unemployment insurance system.
Published: Wednesday, February 20th, 2013 @ 11:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I agree with the legislative intent to expand healthcare coverage to the 40 million uninsured Americans and preclude discrimination against Americans with preexisting conditions who are seeking coverage within the individual market.
Published: Wednesday, April 11th, 2012 @ 8:31 am
By: David Pring-Mill
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