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Carolina Journal Radio No. 838: Senate unveils its version of N.C. budget
State senators have rolled out their version of a $23.9 billion General Fund spending plan for the budget year that starts July 1. The Senate differs from the House in prioritizing pay raises for state workers. Neither chamber has included any money for addressing Gov. Roy Cooper’s proposed Medicaid expansion.
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JLF experts discuss feud involving UNC, Vidant, and the N.C. Senate
Carolina Journal Editor-in-Chief Rick Henderson and John Locke Foundation Chairman John Hood answer host Tom Campbell’s questions about the squabble involving the University of North Carolina, Vidant Medical Center, and the N.C. Senate. These exchanges took place during the June 7, 2019, edition of “NC SPIN.”…
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JLF’s Joseph Coletti analyzes the N.C. Senate budget proposal
Joseph Coletti, John Locke Foundation senior fellow, discusses the N.C. Senate’s 2019-20 budget proposal. Coletti offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
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Bill to repeal Map Act needs Senate approval or moratorium will end
The clock is ticking on repealing the Map Act. July 1 is when a moratorium on the Map Act expires. House Bill 131 would formally do away with the state’s Transportation Corridor Official Map Act. The bill has passed the…
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JLF’s Mitch Kokai discusses N.C. Senate budget
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses key elements of the N.C. Senate’s proposed 2019-20 General Fund budget. Kokai offered these comments during the May 31, 2019, edition of UNC-TV’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”…
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JLF’s Becki Gray discusses House, Senate budget cooperation
Becki Gray, John Locke Foundation senior vice president, answers host Tom Campbell’s question about the N.C. Senate budget plan. This exchange took place during the May 31, 2019, edition of “NC SPIN.”…
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Alcohol reform may be coming to N.C., and it’s about time
The N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control system — created in 1937 in the wake of the repeal of Prohibition — for the past 80-plus years has remained mostly static. But this may soon change, as lawmakers have offered several proposals to repair the broken, outdated system. …
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N.C. Senate budget includes pay raises for state workers; fails to fully expand Medicaid
The Senate’s proposed biennial General Fund budget includes the largest pay raises for state employees in more than a decade, but doesn’t include a cost-of-living increase for state retirees. Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, and top appropriations chairmen held a news conference Tuesday, May 28, to…
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Federal funding harms state policy
If you think politicians and bureaucrats in Washington always know best, and that there is just one best way to solve public problems, then the current system shouldn’t worry you. If not, it should.