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CMS: One million Americans have saved an average $629 this year thanks to health care reform

Anonymous on July 25, 2012 - 1:45pm

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released data Wednesday crediting the Affordable Care Act with saving over 5.2 million seniors and people with disabilities $3.9 billion on prescription drugs this year.

The US federal agency also released information … Read More...

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A Cleaner Future for Duke Energy?

Anonymous on July 25, 2012 - 10:15am

While the debate rages on about the Duke-Progress merger and the NC Legislature becomes more determined to create a dirty energy policy for our state, another course is being charted – one that does not involve fracking, offshore drilling, coal-fired … Read More...

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Asheville City Council asks Perdue for veto of water bill

Anonymous on July 25, 2012 - 8:33am

As noted here yesterday afternoon, one of the bills still residing on Governor Perdue’s desk is a controversial proposal that would set the table for a hostile takeover of the city of Asheville’s $173 million water system (and perhaps, … Read More...

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Thank you, Fayetteville Observer

Anonymous on July 25, 2012 - 7:48am

The shout out for NC Policy Watch reporter Sarah Ovaska’ s investigation of now-indicted State Rep. Stephen LaRoque is nice, but the main reason you need to check out this piece in today’s Fayetteville Observer is because of the message … Read More...

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Asheville water privatization issue rests with Governor

Anonymous on July 24, 2012 - 4:43pm

Governor Perdue still has a few bills sitting on her desk that were sent to her during the waning days of the legislative session.

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Poll shows even NRA members support stricter gun control laws

Anonymous on July 24, 2012 - 3:07pm

Even before the tragedy in Colorado last week, significant majorities of American gun owners (and even National Rifle Association members) supported tougher gun laws in the U.S.

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The greedy get even greedier: New tax proposal really takes the cake

Anonymous on July 24, 2012 - 1:30pm

At some point, it seems, conservative ideologues and their friends in Congress will simply get down to admitting that what they have in mind for the American tax code is the following simple situation:
The wealthy will simply pay no income … Read More...

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Minimum Wage Day of Action Marks Congress’ Lack of Action

Anonymous on July 24, 2012 - 10:18am

Today, on the three-year anniversary of the last increase in the federal minimum wage, a broad coalition of groups and activists across the country will call for a realistic raise for the lowest-income earners.
Currently, the federal minimum wage stands … Read More...

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Making sense (and cents) out of rising college costs

Anonymous on July 24, 2012 - 10:08am

Nationwide tuition debt now tops $1 trillion – surpassing credit card debt as the biggest source of unsecured debt for Americans.

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New study: Workers working harder, but wage inequality soars

Anonymous on July 24, 2012 - 9:22am

A new study from the N.C. Budget and Tax Center confirms what a lot of worker advocates have been saying for some time: average North Carolina workers are working harder and more productively than ever but their their wages are stagnant … Read More...

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