Cover • Fed probe urged of U.S. attorney’s office • Budget includes tax cuts, teacher bonuses North Carolina • Agreement: Renewable energy depends on subsidies, Page 2 • Bill easing rules could aid struggling rural hospitals, Page 3 • Budget provision could delay corporate tax cut, Page…
Cover • Wind farm project could disrupt radar • Gang leader sought prosecutor’s murder North Carolina • New rules have poultry-raising homeowners crying fowl, Page 2 • Lawmakers warn of solar farm toxic material cleanup costs, Page 3 • N.C. close to March 15 presidential primary move,…
Cover • I-77 Lawsuit: Toll Deal Unconstitutional • Stanly College eatery raises ethics concerns North Carolina • Brock: Fiscal data site should be no problem, Page 2 • Tech companies push for mandates, collect subsidies, too, Page 3 • Guidelines lacking for shutting down solar farms, Page…
Cover • McCrory not budging on I-77 toll project • Solar enriches big business, costs consumers North Carolina • Senate includes Medicaid reform in budget, Page 2 • JLF: ‘Reverse logrolling’ would save N.C. taxpayers millions, Page 3 • Senate bill addresses Uber, Lyft insurance regs, Page…
Cover • Heirs finally win Hammocks Beach dispute • Alcoa prevails over state in Yadkin River suit North Carolina • House budget faces uncertain future in Senate, Page 2 • Researcher: Certificate-of-need laws don’t increase charity care, Page 3 • JLF’s alternative budget puts focus on savings,…
Cover • Island awash in title questions, irregularities • Federal justices toss districts back to state North Carolina • Bill would require judicial ‘retention’ elections, Page 2 • House votes to move N.C.’s 2016 presidential primary to March 8, Page 3 • Bond proposals could mean voting…
Cover • Tax preparer exposes rampant refund fraud • Spirit’s job numbers far below expectations North Carolina • McCrory budget boosts pay, resets gas tax, Page 2 • Senate plan would cut corporate taxes and cap tax incentives, Page 3 • Measure to curb bureaucracy feared causing…
Cover • N.C.’s distilleries seeking beverage equality • Quietly, government stops counting ‘green’ jobs North Carolina • Legislature pushing crowdfunding solutions, Page 2 • Expert: Confirm eligibility before considering Medicaid expansion, Page 3 • Chief justice urges modernization of state courts, Page 4 • State Briefs, Page…
Cover • JLF: Promoting freedom for a quarter century • Carolina Journal: A leading government watchdog North Carolina • JLF ‘First in Freedom Index’ highlights growth, Page 2 • McCrory makes high-profile push to restore historic tax credits, Page 3 • Ill. managed care Medicaid draws notice…
Cover • DENR, Commerce reviewing stimulus grants • Long-range transportation plan includes tolls, rail North Carolina • Budget, highways, Medicaid highlight 2015 session, Page 2 • NCGA chambers still can’t agree on direction Medicaid should take, Page 3 • NCGA support increases for pension reform, Page 4…
