A bipartisan group of House members hopes to break a regulatory chokehold on surgical facilities. Reps. Billy Richardson, D-Cumberland; Ed Goodwin, R-Chowan; and David Rogers, R-Rutherford, on Tuesday, April 16, filed House Bill 857. The bill abolishes certificate-of-need laws preventing standalone…
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ proposed “Medicare for all” health care plan. Kokai offered these comments during the April 19, 2019, edition of UNC-TV’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”…
Persistent questions about the constitutionality of legislation to stabilize the underfunded state retirement system have slowed the bill’s advance. On Tuesday, April 16, Senate Rules Committee Chairman Bill Rabon, R-Brunswick, recommended sending Senate Bill 374 back to the Senate Pensions, Retirement, and…
Graham Stanley was a drug user with no criminal background. At 25-years-old, he was caught and sentenced to a mandatory minimum of between 14.5 and 17.5 years in North Carolina prison. Ten-and-a-half years later, he is still incarcerated, and his mother, Tammy Stanley, is pushing…
State Auditor Beth Wood has uncovered hundreds of millions of dollars of problems linked to North Carolina’s Medicaid program. She detailed recent findings during a presentation Monday for the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society.
North Carolina has been able to cut tax rates in recent years without having to slash state services. That’s thanks to sustainable budget practices. Joseph Coletti, John Locke Foundation senior fellow, outlines several key steps lawmakers have taken to pursue sustainable budgets. When Margaret Spellings wrapped up her tenure as…
Senate Republicans are again pushing State Treasurer Dale Folwell’s request to limit risk in the underfunded state pension plan by narrowing the number of retirement options. The Repeal Risky Retirement Payments Act, as Senate Bill 374 is titled, divides Republicans against Democrats, and pits the…
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses N.C. House Republicans’ alternative to Medicaid expansion. Kokai offered these comments during the April 12, 2019, edition of UNC-TV’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”…
John Locke Foundation Senior Vice President Becki Gray and Chairman John Hood answer questions about Medicaid expansion in North Carolina. These exchanges took place during the April 12, 2019, edition of “NC SPIN.”…
Jordan Roberts, John Locke Foundation health policy analyst, discusses alternatives to Medicaid expansion. Roberts offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
