On May 11, 2011, GOP legislative leadership filed an Amicus brief challenging the constitutionality – especially the individual mandate – of the Patient Protection and Affordable ... Keep Reading
Fiscal Policy
Health Care Compact Gives Healthcare Back to States
The U.S. Constitution established a system based on federalism with limited and enumerated power provided to the federal government. The founding fathers specifically delegated ... Keep Reading
N.C. Bill Calls for Budget Balancing Constitutional Convention
With the federal government’s arrival at its $14.3 trillion debt ceiling just around the corner, a recently filed N.C. Senate Bill serves as a timely petition and reproach to the ... Keep Reading
House Budget Brings Changes to Early Childcare
Early childcare programs are a central theme in this year’s House budget for the coming biennium – as legislators are charged with the tough tasks of making decisions on funding ... Keep Reading
Smart Start House Budget Analysis
Several weeks ago, the N.C. House rolled out their preliminary options for balancing the biennium budget. Included in their options were sweeping structural and monetary changes ... Keep Reading
N.C. House Budget Plan Spends $600 M Less Than Perdue’s Plan; Includes No New Taxes
The North Carolina State House of Representatives released their budget proposal for the coming biennium earlier this week. With a notable change in leadership in the General ... Keep Reading
From Red Hat to Red Chinese: Looking for Friends in All the Wrong Places
Making "Crony Capitalism" Work Governor Bev Perdue started 2010 by donning a red hat and announcing almost $20 million in taxpayer money being given in the form of ... Keep Reading
High Speed Rail Funds Race Ahead
House Bill 422, No High-Speed Rail Money from Federal Government, has been under attack by major media outlets, special interest groups, and big-spending politicians in Raleigh. ... Keep Reading
House Budget Proposal: Education
Earlier this week Republican lawmakers released their $10.6 billion budget proposal for public education for the coming fiscal year. Budget discussions have been framed by how ... Keep Reading
House Budget Hits Health & Human Services
Early this week, the N.C. House rolled out the preliminary stages of its much anticipated biennium budget proposal for the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS), which ... Keep Reading
