In June, Civitas reported on “North Carolina’s Continuing Redistricting Saga,” now, six months later, while the saga continues, it may be better characterized as a debacle. Last ... Keep Reading
Archives for December 2017
Major Tax Cuts to Become Law
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will reduce income taxes for 80 percent of taxpayers Lowering the corporate tax rate will benefit workers – mostly middle class President Trump is ... Keep Reading
Kid Gloves for Governor Cooper
By Patrick O’Hannigan -- Media in the Raleigh area lends itself to metaphor, because it is dominated by “mom” (WRAL-TV) and “dad” (The News & Observer newspaper). Those ... Keep Reading
The Many Victims of Abortion Expansion
“Kristin had come to our center back in 2014 when she found out she was pregnant and chose to end the pregnancy with an abortion. She described how she was traumatized by the ... Keep Reading
Medicaid Expansion: Cruel, Not Compassionate; Part 2
Expansion Would Cost Tens of Thousands of Jobs, Drive Up Healthcare Costs and Trap More in Poverty In Part 1 of this article, we explored several of the negative consequences ... Keep Reading
Medicaid Expansion: Cruel, Not Compassionate; Part 1
Coverage Does Not Equal Access to Care The Left would lead you to believe that Medicaid expansion would provide low-income North Carolinians with top-notch medical care, create ... Keep Reading
Teacher Pay: What’s often missing from the discussion
Discussions over teacher pay often overlook an important factor Rising benefit costs have been crowding out funds for salary increases Total compensation has been rising ... Keep Reading
College readiness: the rhetoric and the reality
By Robert Luebke The following appeared as an op-ed in the Fayetteville Observer on Sunday, December 3, 2017 Every public school student will graduate ready for post-secondary ... Keep Reading