Cover • Illegals get jail time in IRS tax fraud scheme • General Assembly staff rips film credit study North Carolina • Expert: Renewables add billions to energy prices, Page 2 • Insurance mandate in NCGA could pile more costs on employees, Page 3 • Lawmakers enhance…
Cover • Impact of film industry on N.C. jobs unclear • State Bar reverses course on campaign signs North Carolina • Doctors: Red tape, regulations costing millions, Page 2 • Catawbas say they’ll seek land for casinos in both Carolinas, Page 3 • Critics call Medicaid reform ‘HMOs on…
Cover • Tax fraud season has arrived • Tax preparer says Mexicans recruited in tax fraud scheme • Voucher advocates say they’ll continue fight North Carolina • Analysts: Most N.C. races noncompetitive in ’14, Page 2 • Coastal wind farm project alive despite loss at local level,…
Cover • Renewable energy price tag: $100 million • Is there something in the water in Indian Trail? North Carolina • Duke Energy: Poor subsidizing rich’s solar panels, Page 2 • Catawba Nation’s bid for off-reservation has precedent, Page 3 • Governor outlines goals for second year…
Cover • National average goal unique to education pay • Stolen identity refund fraud continues in N.C. North Carolina • Both sides of O’Care debate court millennials, Page 2 • April trial date set for 13-year-old suit against attorney general, Page 3 • Murky legal language could…
Cover • AG uses personal insurance for legal bills • Local entities confront Obamacare mandates North Carolina • Butterfield staff eschews switch to Obamacare, Page 2 • Lawmakers consider legislation REINing in bureaucrat regulators, Page 3 • Analysts: Local issues dominated Nov. elections, Page 4 • State…
Cover • Cooper libel suit moves to trial • Belk’s law license suspended for three years • State’s health plan easing risks to taxpayers North Carolina • More Obamacare legal challenges move forward, Page 2 • N.C. Chamber private exchange could expand health care options, Page 3…
Cover • AG’s ‘consumer win’ just pennies on dollar • Private exchanges could help save businesses North Carolina • Obamacare could hike premiums 80 percent, Page 2 • State’s community health centers hope to survive Obamacare, Page 3 • Lack of Obamacare competition worries experts, Page 4…
Cover • New election law concerns ‘without merit’ • State Bar panel could take Belk’s law license North Carolina • Digital medical records raise privacy concerns, Page 2 • JLF: NCGA session featured conservative, free-market reforms, Page 3 • Bill is legislative backup for attorney general, Page…
Cover • North Carolina gets sweeping tax reform • Embattled Rural Center defunded in budget North Carolina • Voter ID bill includes major election reforms, Page 2 • JLF: Budget addresses essential tax and education reforms, Page 3 • Critics: Jobless benefits don’t boost economy, Page 4…
