Diabetic state employees soon won’t have to swallow the rising cost of insulin. State Treasurer Dale Folwell waived co-pays on insulin prescriptions for members of the State Health Plan, starting Jan. 1, 2021. Folwell hopes to save members $5 million. …
Becki Gray, John Locke Foundation senior vice president, discusses the N.C. Court of Appeals decision restoring state constitutional amendments to require voter ID and lower the cap on income taxes. Gray offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
Few people realize the large role a single judge and a San Francisco-based consulting group play in the state's education debate.
Employers are hiring people back, but not as robustly as we need them to. North Carolina’s labor market is still down 326,000 jobs since February.
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the showdown between the U.S. House and Senate over another round of COVID-19 relief. Kokai offered these comments during the Sept. 11, 2020, edition of UNC-TV’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”…
Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation vice president for research and director of education studies, discusses the latest developments in North Carolina’s Leandro school funding lawsuit. Stoops offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
Joseph Coletti, John Locke Foundation senior fellow, discusses the N.C. General Assembly’s latest COVID-19 relief package. Coletti offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
The Pour House Music Hall and Record Shop is eerily quiet. Dusty. Empty. It’s as though the music hall is still under construction, or in some stage of renovation. A cordless drill and some sound equipment are spread out over one end of the…
Remember that Roy Cooper won’t be in office forever. Whatever power he seizes today may be exercised tomorrow by a very different governor.
Republican lawmakers presented a $1 billion COVID-19 package during a Tuesday, Sept. 1, news conference. The proposal — which they plan to pass this week during a two-day session — sets the stage for a showdown with Gov. Roy Cooper, who earlier released his budget…
