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Kevin Corinth explores the potential impact of a work requirement for federal housing assistance. The Proposed Rule would allow, but not require, eligible Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) to implement work…
Howard Husock and Bruce Meyer explain why American housing policy could benefit from a form of welfare reform. In 1983, Harvard scholars Mary Jo Bane and David Ellwood sought to…
James Lynch writes for National Review Online about the latest evidence of government waste and fraud. The first hearing of the House Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency was held…
Introduction North Carolina’s compulsory attendance law allows parents and guardians to enroll their children in school as early as age five. Before their children reach that age, parents and guardians…
Phil Gramm and Jodey Arrington highlight a popular misconception about the federal debt. Ask any budget expert in Washington to explain the ballooning deficit and debt, and Social Security and…
It’s no secret that many North Carolinians rely on governmental assistance programs to make ends meet. But they often get caught in something called a “benefits cliff” that disincentivizes them…
Zachary Halaschak of the Washington Examiner offers an interesting history lesson about federal welfare reform. Amid GOP talk of boosting work requirements for welfare, there remain just two sitting senators…
****UPDATED JULY 9****** Wrapping up the 2020 Short Session, NCGA adjourned about 3:00 am on June 26 sending a flurry of bills to the Governor to sign. Since they did…
Budget, Taxation, and the Economy Introduction North Carolina’s strong fiscal position at the start of the COVID-19 crisis was a combination of planning and providence. Since 2011, the Republican-led General…
Governors and state legislators have given away much of their ability to make policy over the last 30 years. Even as state government has grown in size and scope, it…
Lots and lots has been written and debated about “income inequality.” Our friends on the Left believe government should intervene via mandates on employers and higher tax rates on high…
Robert Donachie of the Daily Caller reports on the prospects for federal welfare reform this year. The president made it known early in his first year in the White House…