Several Republicans in our state still have a lot to learn from conservatives. Moderating your principles is something entirely different from compromising on policy solutions. ... Keep Reading
Economics
Five major flaws in NC Justice Center’s report supporting the ‘Fight for $15’
The “Fight for $15” is nothing more than compulsory unemployment for the low-skilled Advocates, including the NC Justice Center, ignore common sense and basic economics Minimum ... Keep Reading
No, healthcare capacity will not increase to meet rising demand due to Medicaid expansion
Medicaid expansion advocates claim the state’s healthcare industry will expand in response to greater demand from expansion Evidence from other states tells us otherwise ... Keep Reading
Debunking Those Medicaid Expansion Job Claims
On the first day of the regular 2019 legislative session, Democrats introduced legislation to expand Medicaid in North Carolina. Among the justifications for expansion given at the ... Keep Reading
Liberal recommendations from NC Justice Center would make recession worse
The Left-Wing NC Justice Center’s latest policy brief includes policy recommendations in preparation of the next recession Policies are more of the same big-government programs ... Keep Reading
Cooper would be wrong to reverse corporate tax cuts
Cooper is likely to call for an increase of NC’s corporate tax Corporate taxes, however, harm workers though job loss and declining wages State legislators should work toward ... Keep Reading
Cooper’s budget: no surprises here.
Gov. Roy Cooper’s $25.2 billion budget proposal would add nearly $1.3 billion in new spending over last year – an increase of 5.4 percent. Moreover, it would mark a whopping $4.1 ... Keep Reading
Alternatives to Medicaid Expansion
Expanding Medicaid would be a disaster for North Carolina But just stopping expansion is not enough, we must offer alternatives There are several other measures NC ... Keep Reading
Cooper’s State of the State: new tone, same old big government ideas
Determined. That’s the word Gov. Roy Cooper used to describe the state of North Carolina. The speech highlighted much of what is good about North Carolina as well as the challenges ... Keep Reading
Public Opinion on Medicaid Expansion
This piece was co-authored by Civitas Elections Policy Fellow Andy Jackson. Polling for Medicaid expansion reveals that people support it in concept, but reject it once they ... Keep Reading
