State may opt out of health care exchange
North Carolina could soon join more than 20 states in opting out of creating a health care exchange — a potential move that has generated vigorous debate ...
Read More »North Carolina could soon join more than 20 states in opting out of creating a health care exchange — a potential move that has generated vigorous debate ...
Read More »Republicans begin their single-party control of the legislature and the governor’s mansion today, with the year’s first meeting of the N.C. General ...
Read More »When the N.C. General Assembly convenes on Wednesday, state tax reform will be a top priority for the Republican leadership.
Read More »With prescription drug use increasing nationwide and across North Carolina, state advocates and legislators are redoubling efforts to curb abuse among ...
Read More »Former Gov. Bev Perdue will be heading back to school this semester. Perdue will be a resident fellow at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics ...
Read More »Gov. Pat McCrory’s deputy budget director, Art Pope, has one message for stakeholders in the state’s budget, including universities: Don’t expect ...
Read More »Forty years after the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade — which established a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion — the debate ...
Read More »A controversial voter ID law that could affect as many as one in 10 registered voters in North Carolina will be one of the issues discussed in the upcoming ...
Read More »With two members of the UNC system’s Board of Governors resigning to take positions in Gov. Pat McCrory’s cabinet, the legislature must fill those ...
Read More »Marking a new GOP-dominated era in North Carolina politics, Gov. Pat McCrory kicked off his term Saturday in Raleigh with an inauguration ceremony and ...
Read More »“We’re languishing in Lee County in the trough that follows an economic recession and precedes recovery because of an over reliance on industrial ...
Read More »When the N.C. General Assembly reconvenes later this month, legislators will review candidates for two unexpectedly vacated positions that help shape ...
Read More »As Gov. Pat McCrory begins his first term, one of his first challenges will be the implementation of the 2010 Affordable Care Act and its mandates on ...
Read More »State bar owners have been raising opposition to the statewide smoking ban in bars and restaurants, claiming to legislators and courts that the ban is ...
Read More »Not all young children have the privilege of having parents at home who provide a solid foundation for learning, especially during the pivotal elementary ...
Read More »After a sweeping Republican victory in the N.C. General Assembly on election night, calls have resurfaced for redistricting reform in next year’s legislative ...
Read More »Only four capital trials were held this year in North Carolina, and for the first time since 1977, no new death sentences were imposed in 2012, according ...
Read More »Despite concerns about time constraints, UNC-CH students were still provided an opportunity to give their input about the future of the UNC system at ...
Read More »The UNC system is seeking to open up new channels of communication with state legislators in a novel way. But the commitment of those legislators to higher ...
Read More »Being the party in charge of the North Carolina General Assembly comes with a few perks. One example is putting your campaign donors and ideological allies ...
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