We know more than we ever have about how to identify the children most at risk. Dominique Moody’s death has given NC both the reason and the opportunity to put that knowledge to work.
NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined a lawsuit filed on Tuesday against the US Department of Education over a new rule that could restrict access to federal student loans for people pursuing professional degree programs in health care-related fields.
NC ought to consider replicating Idaho’s approach. By changing when benefits are paid, it reduces work disincentives without inviting accusations of stinginess.
NC's income distribution has shifted measurably upward since 2010, with fewer households at the bottom and more at the top, even after adjusting for inflation. The finding supports a recent American Enterprise Institute study arguing that the so-called "shrinking middle class" reflects upward mobility, not economic decline.
Who is to blame for North Carolina losing its industrial base over the past two decades? Misguided federal lawmakers who passed free-trade agreements? Foolish state policymakers who refused to invest in new infrastructure? Overzealous local regulators? I’ve heard each of these explanations before. Perhaps you have, too. But none constitutes a valid explanation for North...
When the North Carolina General Assembly reconvenes next month for its 2026 session, one subject on the table will be how best to apportion an additional $85 million in SNAP administrative costs between the state and its counties.
NC is among 39 states that recently received a letter from the federal government to stop using foster children’s Social Security survivor benefits for the state’s foster care expenses.
When we debuted the FreeCon statement in 2023, it bore the names of several Heritage scholars. They were soon compelled to remove their names. It was a telling sign of things to come.
The federal plan caps the amount nursing graduate students can borrow for tuition by redefining which graduate programs qualify, but analysts say critics miss the mark.
Nine months in, experts assess Trump's foreign policy approach, in light of polling showing overall support for his approach, China is highlighted as a high threat to national security.
While the government shutdown in Washington and the state budget impasse in Raleigh involve different actors and effects, there is a common denominator: the extent to which debates about public finance are really debates about health care costs. When Democrats in Congress refused to support a continuing resolution to keep all federal agencies open, their...
