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By design, expansion ignores assets, allowing even the wealthiest individuals to qualify so long as their reported income is low enough. Meanwhile, the vulnerable groups that Medicaid was designed to…
North Carolina state government alone spent $10.4 billion in 2022–23 to educate 1.5 million public school students. Public education is of paramount importance to North Carolina, backed by state constitutional…
Opponents of North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program claim that it damages the public schools financially. Is that claim true? Let’s take a closer look at the numbers behind this claim…
I received this news release from Sen. Leader Phil Berger’s office late Tuesday afternoon. Raleigh, N.C. — Today, nearly every Senate Democrat voted against giving lower-income families scholarships to attend…
Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online on the impact of Medicaid waiting lists for disability services. John Hood’s Daily Journal explains why North Carolina should change the way it…
Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online on disabled adults struggling to get medical care in North Carolina. Terry Stoops’ Daily Journal highlights a disturbing emphasis on social justice teaching…
Julie Havlak writes for Carolina Journal’s Daily Journal that biodegradable replacements for plastic straws are not cheap, nor are they always perfect. After a video of scientists pulling a bloody…
Garland Tucker writes for the Martin Center about unintended consequences linked to disability claims on college campuses. Who would have ever guessed it? As many as one in three students…
Abstract North Carolina is one of 18 states that do not have a telemedicine parity law, which forces insurance companies to pay health care providers for services treated via telemedicine…
RALEIGH — An increased use of Direct Primary Care could lead to better outcomes for treatment of patients with chronic diseases. That could mean cutting the incidence and severity of…
Webster Enterprises makes medical curtains. It has worked with schools and other institutions to employ the disabled, hopefully as rehab. The disabled have been paid subminimum wage plus piecework, and…
Barry Smith documents for Carolina Journal Online the struggles of a Raleigh-based charter school that serves students with disabilities. Terry Stoops’ Daily Journal focuses on high salaries and high turnover…