There has been much fuss about North Carolina's move to shun Medicaid expansion. (The law is Senate Bill 4, No N.C. Exchange/No Medicaid Expansion.) But as time passes, that ... Keep Reading
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Senate releases budget targets for education
The Senate released its budget targets at this morning’s meeting of the Senate Education/Higher Education Committee. Overall, the Senate aims to spend approximately $10.6 billion ... Keep Reading
Nanny-State Bill Passes Thursday, Final Vote Monday Night
Never before has the term “Nanny State” been more applicable. The bill, HB1726 entitled “Improve Child Care Nutrition/Activity Standards,” is an intrusion on liberty that seeks to ... Keep Reading
FoCAL point: wasteful spending
Next Tuesday, Democrats go to the polls to decide whether Secretary of State Elaine Marshall or former state senator Cal Cunningham will challenge incumbent US Senator Richard Burr ... Keep Reading
A peek at the Senate Education Budget
This morning’s meeting of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Education provided a preview of what topic will likely dominate discussions when legislators return next week: ... Keep Reading
Senate, tread lightly – as states reach their maximum healthcare cost capacity
A recent push by Senate Democrats in support of the government reform effort is to step away from the public option as proposed and put more emphasis on expanding programs like ... Keep Reading
2074 pages in 2 sentences
Reid's health bill is 2,074 pages and 371,949 words in length, and uses the word "tax" 183 times. According to CBO it spends $848B, raises taxes $486B, cuts Medicare/Medicaid ... Keep Reading
Burr Leads Marshall by 10
In our latest poll, we have Sen. Richard Burr leading NC Sec. of State Elaine Marshall 43.7% to 33.0%. Burr is leading among Republicans 79-6 and among Unaffiliateds 47-24. ... Keep Reading
