On Monday evening, the North Carolina Senate sent a bill that would reverse prior legislation making capital punishment virtually impossible to Gov. Bev Perdue’s desk. Perdue’s ... Keep Reading
Op-Ed by Neal Inman in the Lincoln Tribune
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Certificate of Need: Does It Actually Control Healthcare Costs?
“The fundamental premise of the CON law is that increasing health care costs may be controlled by governmental restrictions on the unnecessary duplication of medical ... Keep Reading
Redistricting Maps: Politicized or Payback?
The first North Carolina legislative and congressional redistricting maps drawn by Republicans since Reconstruction have passed the General Assembly, and they have been greeted ... Keep Reading
The Veto Governor
Gov. Bev Perdue has declared repeatedly that she wants to be remembered as North Carolina’s “jobs governor”, but the 2011 legislative session has cemented her place in history for ... Keep Reading
Regulatory Reform: Jobs and Economic Recovery Take Priority over State Bureaucracy
The General Assembly passed several pieces of legislation this session that will limit the regulatory authority of state bureaucracies. Important reforms include mandatory ... Keep Reading
