Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the deal between President Trump and Congress that will help them avoid another partial government shutdown. Kokai offered these comments during the Feb. 15, 2019, edition of UNC-TV’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”…
A Durham woman is going to federal prison for bilking the Medicaid system out of more than $900,000, U.S. Attorney Robert Higdon announced on Friday. U.S. District Court Judge Louise Flanagan sentenced Tamara Perry McCaffity, 57, to 46 months in prison…
As the Cooper administration engaged in negotiations involving the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, a national governors’ group warned a Cooper adviser against a state agency taking action comparable to extortion. The warning came in a Dec. 8, 2017, email from a National Governors Association staffer to Cooper energy policy adviser Jeremy…
The Program Evaluation Division has a compiled and released a comprehensive report that looks at how North Carolina regulates and controls liquor sales and offers ways and legislative options toward changing and modernizing the process. The thoughtful 59-page report, “Changing how North Carolina Controls…
Among many in the Democratic Party, attacking the rich is back in style. Some popular Democrats contend that large concentrations of wealth are, at best, unseemly and, at worst, absolutely immoral. From newly elected Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to possible presidential candidates, including Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders and New…
State lawmakers expressed concern Tuesday the long-awaited transformation of the state Medicaid system to a managed care format might have missed the mark in a fundamental area. During a House Health Committee meeting, Senior Chairman Greg Murphy, R-Pitt, told N.C. Health…
An Elon University Poll finds 52 percent of North Carolinians contacted support closing the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control system. The poll was conducted in collaboration with the General Assembly’s Program Evaluation Division, which released its report — “Changing How North…
Unfunded liabilities for N.C. government workers’ health and pension retirement benefits could crowd out spending for other high-priority state government items in the years ahead. State Treasurer Dale Folwell delivered that warning Monday in a presentation for the John Locke Foundation. Folwell also discussed ways his office is addressing challenges…
Editor’s note: This story was updated 2:15 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 11 Changing how North Carolina regulates liquor sales would require major adjustments, the state’s Program Evaluation Division says in its latest report. But big changes are possible, should…
Candidates are already lining up for the 2020 elections in North Carolina. It’s not unusual to see candidates jump into a race a year before the election. But some might be throwing their hats into the ring even earlier than normal. That’s because primary elections have been moved up from…
