Monthly Archives: September 2008
Health Care Premiums Rose 5.3 Times Faster than Earnings in North Carolina
Throughout the first eight years of the new millennium, health care costs have skyrocketed, while working families’ wages have stood still, putting a significant strain on family budgets. Families USA released a report examining what these trends mean for working families. For family health coverage provided through the workplace in North Carolina, annual health insurance [Continue Reading...]
Premiums rise faster than wages in N.C.
McCrory, Munger agree on much; Perdue absent
All N.C. prisoners to be tested for HIV
Parity is more than legislation
There’s good news for the mental health community this week, from Washington of all places, as Congress is almost certain to pass parity legislation that would require health insurance companies to cover mental illness the same way they cover physical illnesses. [Continue Reading...]
Agenda for Progress 2009
Action item #1 – Guaranteed, affordable health care choice
North Carolina is at an important juncture in its history. Nearly a decade into the new century, most state leaders have yet to fully embrace the idea of North Carolina as a modern, forward-thinking state that is engaged on the world stage.
Education debate misses the point again
Editorial: Ethics concerns don’t affect DOT board member’s votes
Report: NC child death rate increases by 2 percent
Gas prices hit highway budget
Perdue won’t participate in UNC-TV debate
A growing sense of dread on Jones Street
The possibility of a national economic meltdown and the debate over a government bailout of Wall Street is understandably dominating the headlines these days. But there is also a growing sense of dread among some state lawmakers about state budget prospects for next year. [Continue Reading...]
Crucial Conversation Luncheon-Dean Baker
NC Policy Watch and the NC Justice Center invite you to a very special Crucial Conversation Luncheon featuring nationally recognized economist, author, and commentator Dr. Dean Baker, co-director of the Washington, DC-based Center for Economic and Policy Research. "America after Bush: What the next president must do to build an economy that works for all." [Continue Reading...]
