Returning to pre-pandemic spending levels and ending the temporary, emergency spending is being billed as "cuts," fueling the political appetite to make them permanent.
Fiscal facts about government budgets cannot simply be wished away, as so many politicians (and, yes, voters) seem desperate to do.
Vice President Kamala Harris officially visited Greensboro on Thursday afternoon for the Biden-Harris campaign. It was her sixth visit to North Carolina this year and her fourteenth overall since taking office.
A proposed $17-an-hour federal minimum age would cost North Carolina 98,000 jobs, according to an analysis by the right-leaning Employment Policies Institute.
U.S. House Education Committee Chair Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-NC, is taking aim at the Biden Administration’s recently announced student loan forgiveness action, stating the executive branch is “trampling the rule of law.” In a recent press release, the U.S. Department of Education announced they would forgive $39 billion worth of student loan debt for more...
Republican Congressman Dan Bishop was in the spotlight yesterday not only for his opposition to the debt ceiling agreement reached by Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden but also for McCarthy remaining in his position.
In Tuesday night’s State of The Union speech, President Joe Biden focused his comments on a theme to “finish the job,” proposing new taxpayer-paid benefits, focusing on the more than 20,000 projects related to the infrastructure bill, and highlighting climate policy in the Inflation Reduction Act.
On Aug. 16, President Joe Biden signed the “Inflation Reduction Act” into law. So how will North Carolinians be affected by the large, multi-faceted bill? Inflation unaffected The first element many wonder about is whether the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act” will actually reduce the inflation they have been struggling with at the gas pump, grocery...
To bear the burden of expanding Medicaid, states rely on Uncle Sam to pick up 90% of the costs. So far, the federal government hasn’t failed. But how sustainable is the Medicaid program, really? Expanding Medicaid in North Carolina would cost roughly $2 billion in the first year, but the federal funds — meaning taxes...
Uninsured small businesses in North Carolina could find another avenue toward getting health care via a bill on Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk. Senate Bill 86 would allow small businesses to band together under trade associations and bargain with health insurers as larger employers. As the bill risks becoming trapped in the debate over Medicaid expansion,...
2nd U.S. Congressional District (includes all of Franklin, Harnett, and Nash counties, and portions of Johnston, Wake, and Wilson counties.) George Holding, Republican. (one-term incumbent, served two terms in 13th Congressional District). Education: Wake Forest University degrees in classics and law. Occupation: Congressman. Career highlights: Member of House Ways and Means Committee. Former legislative counsel...
