From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 744: As policymakers on Capitol Hill continue to struggle with government-related health care reform, one area outside of government’s focus is thriving. The multibillion-dollar telemedicine industry is thriving. Katherine Restrepo, the John Locke Foundation’s director of health care policy, explains why.
From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 744: The N.C. House voted this year against the idea of North Carolina supporting a Convention of States to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution. But representatives later revived the bill and sent it to a committee. One person who has lobbied N.C.
From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 744: The N.C. Commission on the Administration of Law and Justice presented a report this year designed to address long-term changes that would improve the state’s court system. State Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin established the commission. He says it offers important…
From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 744: Gov. Roy Cooper wants the N.C. Supreme Court to declare part of the new state budget unconstitutional. In a recent court filing, the governor expanded his Cooper v. Berger lawsuit. It now includes a challenge to budget provisions targeting Opportunity Scholarship school vouchers,…
Gov. Roy Cooper wants the N.C. Supreme Court to declare part of the new state budget unconstitutional. In a recent court filing, the governor expanded his Cooper v. Berger lawsuit. It now includes a challenge to budget provisions targeting Opportunity Scholarship school vouchers, roughly $1 billion in block grant funding,…
From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 743: A committee of the UNC system’s Board of Governors has voted to ban UNC-Chapel Hill’s civil rights center from filing lawsuits. Chapel Hill campus leaders oppose the change. Carolina Journal Associate Kari Travis has been covering the story. She shares the latest…
From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 743: Almost every structure built in North Carolina requires some type of permit. Reviews connected to those permits can lead to lengthy construction delays. A piece of legislation moving through the General Assembly this year aims to improve permitting efficiency. You’ll hear highlights…
From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 743: You might reflexively answer “no” when asked whether N.C. legislators deserve a pay increase. But Duke University political scientist Nicholas Carnes suggests you might want to rethink that initial reaction. Carnes has studied the impact of higher legislative pay on the quality…
From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 743: Twenty years have passed since the N.C. Supreme Court issued the first of its two rulings in the state’s long-running Leandro lawsuit. The case pits small, low-wealth school systems against the state in a clash over the state constitution’s guarantee that each…
Twenty years have passed since the N.C. Supreme Court issued the first of its two rulings in the state’s long-running Leandro lawsuit. The case pits small, low-wealth school systems against the state in a clash over the state constitution’s guarantee that each student will have an opportunity for a “basic,…
