Opinion
Treasurer takes aim at NC’s CON health care restrictions
The "keeper of the public purse" believes state restrictions drive up health care costs and reduce access.
News
Locke defends eye surgeon’s challenge of NC’s CON law
A new John Locke Foundation brief defends a New Bern eye surgeon’s ongoing challenge against North Carolina’s certificate-of-need health care restrictions.
Opinion
NC patients lose when clinics duel for government favors
Two North Carolina rivals will meet Nov. 18 in a showdown that never should occur in the United States. Instead of competing for a sports trophy or academic prize, they will battle for government favoritism. Millions of dollars will be on the line. The winner will receive state approval to acquire and operate a fixed...
Opinion
NC patients pay for hospital law that kills competition
North Carolina ophthalmologist Jay Singleton has a state-of-the-art vision center in New Bern east of Fayetteville, where he can treat patients at a fraction of big hospital costs. Unfortunately, the state won’t let him use his space for most of the surgeries he performs. Instead, Singleton must drive two miles down the road to a...
Podcast
Legislative Study Committees Delve Into Key Issues
Becki Gray on legislative study committees; Tim Phillips on AFP TV ad about Hagan votes; Sharon Decker on collaboration on transportation; Jenna Robinson on general education core at UNC Chapel Hill; Jon Sanders on ending certificate of need law
Podcast
DPI Data: Budget Didn’t Cut Thousands Of Teachers
Terry Stoops refutes myths about mass teacher layoffs; David Hoyle on helping tax collectors do their jobs; Jim Burgin on impediments posed by state's CON law; Stephan Gohmann on problems with health care mandates; Troy Kickler on Freedmen success stories
