Never before has the term “Nanny State” been more applicable. The bill, HB1726 entitled “Improve Child Care Nutrition/Activity Standards,” is an intrusion on liberty that seeks to control food consumption at child care facilities. For example, the bill would prohibit serving sugar-sweetened beverages to children of any age in addition to requirements that all juices be [...]
- Jun17
FoCAL point: wasteful spending
Next Tuesday, Democrats go to the polls to decide whether Secretary of State Elaine Marshall or former state senator Cal Cunningham will challenge incumbent US Senator Richard Burr in November’s general election. Though Marshall garnered 36 percent to Cunningham’s 27 percent in the first primary, North Carolina law allows for the trailing candidate to call [...]
- May07
A peek at the Senate Education Budget
This morning’s meeting of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Education provided a preview of what topic will likely dominate discussions when legislators return next week: budget cutting. Senate members reviewed 5 percent budget reduction scenarios for K-12 public education, community colleges and the UNC System. Some of the proposals sure to garner the most attention include: [...]
- Dec11
Senate, tread lightly – as states reach their maximum healthcare cost capacity
A recent push by Senate Democrats in support of the government reform effort is to step away from the public option as proposed and put more emphasis on expanding programs like Medicare and Medicaid, by adjusting enrollment requirements and making benefits available to more people. Supporters of this plan claim such a move would be [...]
- Nov19
2074 pages in 2 sentences
Reid’s health bill is 2,074 pages and 371,949 words in length, and uses the word “tax” 183 times. According to CBO it spends $848B, raises taxes $486B, cuts Medicare/Medicaid $436B ($330B+ Medicare), and leaves 24M uninsured.
- Nov02
Burr Leads Marshall by 10
In our latest poll, we have Sen. Richard Burr leading NC Sec. of State Elaine Marshall 43.7% to 33.0%. Burr is leading among Republicans 79-6 and among Unaffiliateds 47-24. Marshall leads with Democrats but by a much smaller margin 57-17. In fact, Burr’s hardcore support — those who say they are definitely voting for him [...]