Beginning today eight new preventative health care services take effect under the Affordable Care Act that will directly benefit 47 million women nationwide.
Effective August 1st, women will not have to pay out-of-pocket or meet a deductible for … Read More...
On the heels of last week’s high-profile action in the US Senate on tax policies enacted by Presidents Bush and Obama, the US House of Representatives is voting today on multiple proposals designed to address the expiration of $4.5 trillion … Read More...
The N.C. Budget and Tax Center reported recently that while North Carolinians are working harder than ever, most are not reaping the benefits economically. The report points to the “off-shoring” of jobs as a major contributor to soaring income inequality.
Yesterday, … Read More...
A new national survey by the Pew Research Center finds growing support for marriage equality among Democrats nationwide. The poll, conducted June 28-July 9, finds nearly two-thirds (65% ) of Democrats favor gay marriage, compared to 24% of Republicans. Among … Read More...
In keeping with the theme in today’s Weekly Briefing and the call therein for less know-it-all commentary, this post will not pontificate at any length about how offensive and troubling the “Random Thought” published today in the “Education Update” newsletter of the …
Wow! Some of this stuff never ceases to amaze. According to the Carteret County News-Times, a group calling itself the “Crystal Coast Tea Party” will play host this evening to one of the country’s more seriously troubled public figures. The guy’s name is … Read More...
Authors: Julia HawesResearch & Publications: NC Justice NewsIssues: Economy issuesTaxesJuly 31, 2012
POVERTY SUMMIT: A Convening and Call to Action
After traveling over 2,000 miles to 27 communities across North Carolina, the Truth and Hope Poverty Tour is convening a summit to report on what we heard in conversations with thousands of North Carolinians across the state.
N.C. Learns, the group behind a proposal for a virtual charter school, plans on appealing a Wake Superior Court judge’s order that put the school’s plans on indefinite hold.
The school would have been run by K12, Inc., a Wall … Read More...
Opponents of the Affordable Care Act have yet to give us a viable alternative. They tend to be big on repeal and short on replacement ideas. They are especially short on ideas that deal with pre-existing conditions and extending access … Read More...
