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What Do Schools Teach about N.C. Monuments and Statues?
With news that a few socialist punks toppled a Confederate memorial statue in Durham, I thought it would be a good time to review… -
How to Reduce Taxes on Savings
Americans spent 2.6 percent more on goods and services after adjusting for inflation in the three months through June than in the same period… -
A Regulatory Reform That’s Working: Sunset Provisions with Periodic Review
When the General Assembly passed the Regulatory Reform Act of 2013, legislators gave the state an effective, empirically tested red-tape reduction measure: sunset provisions…
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Don’t Force Insurance Companies to Pay for Telemedicine Services
Since the late 1800s, telemedicine has had far reaching effects on patient care. The invention of the telephone allowed for physicians to begin resolving… -
Helping the Poor With (and Without) Public Policy
John Hood wrote this week about the instructive philosophy of Cicero. Wait, don’t go yet. Cicero wasn’t just the “Roman orator and statesman …… -
Using Science, Evidence, and Data to Guide Public Policy
France began construction of the Maginot Line in the 1930s as a line of defenses against possible German invasion. The most heavily fortified section of…
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North Carolina’s Child Fatality Task Force: Advancing Public Policy To Save Children’s Lives
Kella Hatcher: Executive Director, North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force
The North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force is a legislative study commission that brings together agency leaders, legislators, and experts in child health and safety to examine the causes of child death and recommend policies and funding that can save children’s lives.
