David Manney writes for PJMedia.com about important details hidden by the latest American employment numbers. President Donald Trump got handed an ugly jobs headline Friday. The economy lost 23,000 payroll…
Introduction State government is the largest employer in North Carolina, with more than 327,000 full-time-equivalent positions. The average age of a North Carolina state government employee is 47. Attracting and…
Howard Husock writes for National Affairs about a critical failure among universities’ public policy schools. Whatever your view of the role of government, it should be obvious that our society…
Lindsay Killen writes for Real Clear Policy about statehouses offering good news to workers. As the 2023 legislative sessions began across the country, state leaders jockeyed in competitive fashion to…
Carolina Journal Online reports on a case in front of the N.C. Supreme Court involving health care benefits for more than 200,000 state government retirees and their surviving spouses. John…
Julie Havlak of Carolina Journal Online reports on a new study that targets the taxpayer cost of allowing public-sector collective bargaining in North Carolina. John Hood’s Daily Journal highlights North…
Introduction Public-sector unions are central to some of the most contentious public policy issues in contemporary America. Do unions improve or impair the political process and elections? Do police unions…
This week, JLF’s Terry Stoops commented on teacher pay for the Daily Tar Heel. The article reports on a school teacher, Sally Merryman, who defends Gov. Roy Cooper’s decision to…
Gov. Roy Cooper’s official Twitter account posted earlier today that the budget “pays teachers less than state employees.” Teachers make on average $53,975 per year. State employees earn on average…
Steven Malanga writes for City Journal about declining union membership. The percentage of government workers who belong to a union dipped again in 2018 and has hit a 40-year low.…
In Education Next, Chad Aldeman, a principal at Bellwether Education Partners and the editor of TeacherPensions.org, writes, The escalating costs are poised to raise the profile of these post-employment health…
Charles Baird writes for the Martin Center about the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling in a high-profile union case. Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court took a…