10 percent of Medicaid payments are lost to fraud or incompetence Medicaid expansion will likely exacerbate fraud in the program Taxpayers should be leery of ... Keep Reading
Archives for May 2019
State budget proposals on the right track; some improvements possible
Both the House and Senate have now released their budget plans There are many similarities, and both plans have strengths and weaknesses A potential Cooper veto could make ... Keep Reading
Is declining state support driving WCPSS requests for more dollars?
Is declining state support driving WCPSS requests for more dollars? Recently, Wake County Commissioners heard an earful from taxpayers, many of whom came to oppose the proposed ... Keep Reading
The Equality Act, urban policy, and remembering the fallen
The Equality Act is gaining more ground than it has in previous Congresses. Who stands to lose from such a piece of legislation? Well, quite a few Americans, actually. We'll ... Keep Reading
Being a right-leaning student on a left-leaning campus: an interview with Sienna Stanfield
Being a conservative on a liberal college campus isn't always easy. But combine that with being a Christian and woman of color and things can get pretty challenging. On this ... Keep Reading
Why the NC Justice Center’s budget demands are so dangerous
The NC Justice Center recently declared that the N.C. House budget proposal “falls short of N.C.’s needs” But no amount of spending will ever satisfy the Justice Center Their ... Keep Reading
Cost of expanding Medicaid: more than meets the eye
Expanding the state’s Medicaid program is not “free” to NC taxpayers. In addition to the direct costs of expansion, we must also account for the opportunity cost. Growing ... Keep Reading
Kim Strach firing tells all we need to know about what Roy Cooper means by “nonpartisan”
The firing of Kim Strach was a hypocritical partisan act by Gov. Roy Cooper’s State Board of Elections (SBOE) at the behest of his political team Changes at the SBOE leave the ... Keep Reading
A state Earned Income Tax Credit: The idea that won’t die
Since its elimination at the end of 2013, North Carolina progressives have endlessly advocated to bring back a state version of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). North ... Keep Reading
The pro-life wave, environmentalism, and an unforeseen NC congressional race
There's a wave of pro-life legislation and laws making their way into state capitals across the nation. Is a Supreme Court battle imminent? The latest Civitas Poll indicates a ... Keep Reading