From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 692: North Carolina’s certificate-of-need law was designed to help control health care costs by giving state government oversight of new medical facilities and large-scale equipment. The reality has been far different from the original projections. Chris Koopman, research fellow with the Project for the Study of American Capitalism at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, spells out key problems associated with CON laws nationwide. He also compares North Carolina’s CON restrictions to others across the country.
Bad for business? NC Chamber bemoans primary winners Morrow, Farley
North Carolina’s economy has been growing by leaps and bounds in recent years, earning it the moniker of “The Best State to do Business” two years in a row (2022 & 2023) by CNBC, among other accolades. But, with recent GOP primary election winners, Michelle Morrow for NC Superintendent of Public Instruction and Luke Farley for NC Commissioner of Labor, the North Carolina Chamber fears that the state’s crown may be tarnished if they and others win in the General Election.