Satirist and author P.J. O’Rourke (1947-2022) discusses corruption in U.S. agriculture policy during a Nov. 16, 2007, speech for the John Locke Foundation in Charlotte, N.C. O’Rourke died Tuesday from complications of lung cancer.
Legislature approves bill allowing Blue Cross Blue Shield NC to reorganize
Blue Shield North Carolina and Delta Dental to reorganize and create a holding company for billions in surplus revenue. The measure passed the Senate with a bipartisan vote of 41 to 5. Five Senate Democrats voted against it.