It has not been the typical legislative session. Three months into the new fiscal year, North Carolina still doesn’t have a state budget. What it does have is a budget stalemate. ... Keep Reading
Governor Cooper
Hurricane preparation is for more than citizens
During recent briefings to discuss preparations for the storm, Gov. Roy Cooper exhorted North Carolinians to be prepared for the hurricane and its aftermath. While North ... Keep Reading
Medicaid Expansion Resource Page
The driving policy issue for the 2019 legislative session has been whether or not the state government should expand the Medicaid program as provided for under the Affordable Care ... Keep Reading
Where did our money go? Hurricane Matthew victims without state aid 3 years later
By Reaghan Waites, Civitas Intern "It's hard, you know. My little girl goes to Princeville school and when I told her that the school actually got flooded, the reaction on her ... Keep Reading
Gov. Roy Cooper’s budget dissonance
A previous version of this press release referenced an older version of Senate Bill 361, which has since been modified and now excludes expansion of innovation waivers. Please ... Keep Reading
Cooper’s infanticide veto: Babies lose, Planned Parenthood wins
When vetoing the Born Alive Infant Survivors Protection Act, Gov. Roy Cooper largely echoed rhetoric from Planned Parenthood regarding the bill. NC Democrats seem irrevocably ... Keep Reading
Gov. Cooper’s radical opposition to school choice
There has been a lot of discussion over the education proposals included in Governor Roy Cooper’s recommended 2019-2020 recommended budget. One provision absent from most of those ... Keep Reading
Cooper’s budget: no surprises here.
Gov. Roy Cooper’s $25.2 billion budget proposal would add nearly $1.3 billion in new spending over last year – an increase of 5.4 percent. Moreover, it would mark a whopping $4.1 ... Keep Reading
Gov. Cooper calls for the return of big government
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RALEIGH, N.C. – Today Gov. Roy Cooper laid out his determined budget for our state. Unfortunately, it is clear that by determined he means “big ... Keep Reading
Voter ID ruling, protecting babies, and Cooper’s speech
A Superior Court judge has ruled against two amendments passed by voters: the income tax cap and voter ID. Is this an example of judicial activism?* Six U.S. senators running ... Keep Reading
