A coverage mandate is a legal requirement that dictates that all health insurance policies sold in North Carolina cover certain services, providers, and groups of people. Mandates ... Keep Reading
May 2007 DecisionMaker Poll
Civitas Institute's May 2007 DecisionMaker poll. ... Keep Reading
Spend and Tax … Again
The first full glimpse of the N.C. House version of the 2007-2009 budget was released late Monday afternoon. What did it contain? More of the same: increased spending and higher ... Keep Reading
April 2007 DecisionMaker Poll
Civitas Institute's September 2007 DecisionMaker Poll ... Keep Reading
Coverage Mandates: Questions and Options
A coverage mandate is a legal requirement that dictates that all health insurance policies sold in North Carolina cover certain services, providers, and groups of people. Mandates ... Keep Reading
Unlocking Governor Easley’s Recommended Budget: Job Creation and the Budget
In terms of job creation, state government is growing much faster than the state’s private economy. ... Keep Reading
“To Be, Rather Than to Seem”: Analysis of Democrat “Plan for a Secure Future”
By Becki Gray and Chris Hayes Education, jobs and good government are the values legislators claim have guided their work this past session and will guide their work after the ... Keep Reading
Does N.C. Inflate Student Test Scores: The Need For Federal Testing
Since the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) in 2001, the federal government has encouraged improvement in reading and math curriculums by holding states accountable ... Keep Reading
A Decade of Parental Consent…And 750 Shining Faces!
A Decade of Parental Consent… And 750 Shining Faces! It has been a little over 10 years since the North Carolina State House of Representatives had conservative leadership. ... Keep Reading
Black Eye Bill Leaves Kids, Families and Taxpayers with a Black Eye
His statement is misguided and incorrect. John D. Wright, Jr. M.D. (pediatric ophthalmologist in a letter to the News & Observer, Jan., 26, 2006, responding to Jim ... Keep Reading
