Who should lead the University of North Carolina System? The question dangled over UNC leaders Thursday, Sept. 19, as chancellors from the system’s 17 campuses crowded around a boardroom table in Chapel Hill. The UNC Board of Governors’ Presidential Search Committee listened while campus heads talked…
For people looking to sink talk of Medicaid expansion in North Carolina, Ohio is the go-to state to paint as a Medicaid debacle. It has made the news for its waiting lists, for budget overruns,…
The Republican version of Medicaid expansion will move to the House floor. NC Healthcare for Working Families passed the House Health Committee on Wednesday, Sept. 18. For more than an hour, the debate revolved around the two pillars of the GOP…
North Carolina doesn’t just have a health care gap. Large fissures riddle the system. North Carolina has the 10th highest uninsured rate in the country, but it fares just as badly for how it cares for the disabled in the Case for Inclusion rankings…
North Carolina’s cities host some of the nation’s most monopolistic hospital markets. When it comes to giving patients’ choices in health care, North Carolina fares badly. Two of North Carolina’s cities — Durham and Greensboro — scored in the top five most monopolistic metro areas in…
The fate of the budget veto override lies in the Senate, but don’t expect a vote any time soon. For now, redistricting is the Senate’s primary focus. Bill D’Elia, spokesman for Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, said the Senate is laser-focused on finishing the…
With a fast-approaching deadline, the Senate passed its 2020 legislative district map with bipartisan approval, voting 38-9. During floor discussion Monday, Sept. 16, some Democratic lawmakers rehashed concerns brought up earlier in committee. Some said that unpairing incumbents — that is, drawing…
The budget passed the N.C. House in a controversial veto override, but the debate over Medicaid expansion is far from over. House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, promised a vote on Medicaid expansion after a veto override passed. He said members will debate the Republican version of…
One down. One to go. The House passed a new district map, and it’s on its way to the Senate. It was a grueling week. After a three-judge Superior Court panel handed down its ruling last week in Common Cause v. Lewis,…
It’s time for a break from “summer camp.” Rep. Chuck McGrady, R-Henderson, acknowledged as much Wednesday, Sept. 11, saying the level of trust between N.C. Republicans and Democrats is as “brittle” as he has ever seen. That’s going to have important implications for redistricting…
