In North Carolina, most news coverage on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, has focused on the massive technical failures of the federal exchange website. But there is another healthcare issue that is heating up all over the country: Medicaid expansion. This article should help provide some background information for North Carolinians […]
Tax Reform Means Savings to All NC Income Groups The average North Carolina household in every income category received a tax cut from the 2013 tax reform. In 2015 households earning less than $25,000 will have $79 million in tax savings from the 2013 tax reform. Households earning less than $50,000 will save more than […]
North Carolina municipalities and counties issue debt or bonds to pay for specific projects such as schools, jails, county or municipal buildings, libraries, water treatment plants, streets, and sidewalks, among other things. Historically, all debt issued by local governments was voted on in referenda and issued as General Obligation or ‘GO’ bonds. Over time, local […]
[youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/SlqwCeiCs4o rel=0 fs=1 autohide=1 modestbranding=1 width=590 ]Representative David Lewis speaking at NC FreeEnterprise Foundation‘s 2013 Leadership Luncheon at the Angus Barn in Raleigh. Follow Representative Lewis on Twitter at @RepDavidRLewis.
A new law limits the amount of debt that the General Assembly is allowed to authorize without voter approval. The measure is designed to save taxpayers both principal and interest payments and will help secure North Carolina’s excellent credit rating. Senate Bill 129 passed the legislature unanimously and was signed into law by Governor Pat […]
Before Obamacare, before individual mandates, before exchanges, there was Medicaid. Started in 1965 under President Johnson as part of his War on Poverty, Medicaid extended health insurance coverage to low-income Americans. Today, Medicaid is the largest publicly funded insurance program in the country. It serves low-income families, the elderly, and disabled. One in five Americans […]
On July 23, 2013, Governor McCrory signed into law landmark legislation that cuts income tax rates for all North Carolina’s taxpayers — and replaces the existing complicated system with a single Flat Tax. With the already lower state sales tax rates passed last session, it’s estimated that this year’s tax reform efforts will save North […]
Republicans slashed the education budget, offered teachers no pay raise and passed vouchers to allow kids to take public school dollars to private schools! We’re witnessing the dismantling of public education! That’s the liberal/left explanation of Republican legislative policies and their impacts on public education in North Carolina. The overheated PR engines of many liberal […]
The following story, posted on August 26, is by WRAL reporter Kelly Hinchcliffe. Click here to read the story on WRAL’s website. NC superintendents’ contracts packed with perks RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina superintendents are among the highest paid public school employees in the state, but their six-figure salaries aren’t the only way they’re compensated. Many receive […]
As we’ve learned, the General Assembly sets the base pay for teachers across North Carolina; local governments may increase that amount. These local governments also determine the rates at which their school administrators and other central office personnel are ultimately paid. What follows are the salaries (not including monthly healthcare, pension and social security benefits) […]