Last week, we blogged about a bill that would introduce regulations on North Carolina's thriving telemedicine industry. In the last few days, however, that bill was replaced ... Keep Reading
Regulation
There’s Still Much for Conservatives to Do
By Civitas Staff The current legislative session has been hailed in most quarters as a success, yet much remains to be done. A look at what happened (or didn’t happen) will ... Keep Reading
Untapped Potential — Part 2
In Part 1, we examined how our legal system developed to the point where a statutory framework that blatantly favors one class of businesses over another is constitutionally ... Keep Reading
CON Exemption for Bellhaven Hospital Moves to House: Why Is This Necessary?
A bill that would exempt "legacy" medical care facilities from acquiring a Certificate of Need to operate has cleared the Senate and is heading to the House. An amendment to ... Keep Reading
New EPA Rules to Cost NC Tens of Thousands of Jobs
A new study by the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University, and published by the Civitas Institute, examines the potential impact new EPA rules would have on North Carolina. ... Keep Reading
Challenging a Move to Silence Conservatives
According to National Review: Top Republicans including Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, House speaker John Boehner, and House majority leader Eric Cantor are calling on ... Keep Reading
Reacting to Regulation
The House Agriculture committee discussed HB 1093 yesterday, also known as Agriculture Regulatory Reform. If passed, the bill would establish a number of means towards reducing ... Keep Reading
Waste Energy a Waste
Friday’s Bad Bill of the Week on HB 1139 featured just another instance of needless and inefficient “green legislation.” What happens when corporations can’t meet the standards ... Keep Reading
Charlotte Observer correctly calls for saner food truck regulations
Could Charlotte be the next North Carolina city to reform needlessly restrictive food truck laws? If a recent forum held by liberal activist group Action NC and today's Charlotte ... Keep Reading
Gov. Perdue Rules!
Now that I've got your attention....this post is actually about Gov. Perdue and rules. Gov. Perdue submitted a list of just over 900 state agency rules and regulations she would ... Keep Reading
