Issue Guide 2007 Home Page

References

Spending Reform

· Sept 2006 — Spend and Tax: A History of General Fund Crises in N.C. and How to Prevent Them (Policy Report)

· Feb 2007 — A Better Bargain: Meeting North Carolina's needs without a $1 billion tax hike (Policy Report)

State Employee Compensation

· May 2006 — Compensation Model Cannot Keep Good State Employees (Spotlight)

· Dec 2005 — Health Savings Accounts: Consumer-Driven Health Care for North Carolina Public Employees and Teachers (Policy Report)

· Aug 2005 — They Can't All Be Teachers: NC Government Employment High and Rising (Spotlight)

Teacher Pay

· Oct 2005 — Learning About Teacher Pay: North Carolina already ranks 11th in compensation (Spotlight)

· Dec 2004 — Equity in School Finance: Contrary to Myth, District Funding Varies Little (Spotlight)

Charter Schools

· Apr 2005 — Another Look at the Effect of Charter Schools on Student Test Scores in North Carolina (Policy Report)

· Jul 2005 — Reassessing North Carolina's Charter Schools: A Note on Caroline Hoxby's Findings (Policy Report)

· Sep 2004 — Charter Schools in North Carolina: Innovation in Education (Policy Report)

Accountability and Testing

· Nov 2006 — The ABCs of Public Disgrace: North Carolina's school-accountability system has misled parents and taxpayers (Spotlight)

· Aug 1998 — ABC Results Misleading: Locke Analysis: Half of N.C. Schools Get (Spotlight)

Climate Change

· Feb 2007 — It's Not Just a Good Idea, It's the Law: Climate Commission Ignores Legislative Mandates, (Spotlight)

· Dec 2006 — The Science is Settled: North Carolina Can Have No Impact on Climate Change, (Spotlight)

Energy and Electricity

· Nov 2006 — Smokes, Booze ... and Electricity? A new sin tax on electricity could be on its way (Spotlight)

County Medicaid

· Feb 2005 — Get Control of Medicaid: Bringing Costs Into Line Will Help State Budget (Spotlight)

· Nov 2005 — Carve the Medicaid Turkey: State Should Eliminate County Share of Medicaid in Five Years (Spotlight)

Health Tax Credits

· Apr 2006 — Your Health, Your Choices: Employers and the State Fail to Meet Individual Health Care Needs (Spotlight)

Eminent Domain

· May 2006 — Your Home Is Their Castle: Ten Simple Ways Government Can Abuse Eminent Domain (Spotlight)

· Jan 2006 — A Model Amendment: Protecting North Carolinians' property rights (Spotlight)

· Oct 2005 — Property Rights After Kelo: North Carolina Needs a New Constitutional Amendment (Spotlight)

Highway Funding

· Oct 2004 — Cost-Effectiveness of North Carolina's Major Road Projects (Policy Report)

· Jan 2006 — N.C.'s Gas Tax Can Be Cut: Road Construction Wouldn't Be Harmed (Spotlight)

· Mar 2007 — Traffic Congestion in North Carolina (Policy Report)

Rail Transit

· Aug 2006 — Conquering Traffic Congestion in the Capital City: More Effective Solutions Than Light Rail (Policy Report)

· Sep 2006 — Riding the Eminent Domain Rail: Triangle Transit Authority Is N.C.'s Case Study in Eminent Domain Abuse (Spotlight)

Taxpayer-Financed Elections

· Apr 2006 — Political Welfare: Why Taxpayer-Funded Campaigns Are Bad for Taxpayers and Democracy (Policy Report)