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.”…
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…
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.”…
A new poll from Elon University shows what scares North Carolinians the most — from shootings in a public place to rising health-care costs. To ticks and snakes. The poll was conducted in partnership with the News & Observer…
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.
North Carolina’s ongoing congressional redistricting dispute returned to the U.S. Supreme Court recently. As justices decide whether Republicans engaged in too much partisanship when they drew election maps, a case challenging state legislative district maps is proceeding to trial in state court later this year. Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief,…
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the week’s most interesting N.C. legislative action. Kokai offered these comments during the March 29, 2019, edition of UNC-TV’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”…
In a major blow to proponents of light rail, the GoTriangle Board of Trustees voted unanimously Wednesday, March 27, to end the Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit project. The $2.7-billion project would have included a nearly 18-mile railway connecting UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill with Duke University,…
