Daily Archives: May 24, 2011
Overview of Senate Appropriations on Education meeting
Sen. Tillman pointed out that there is only around 3% more cuts in the Senate plan than the Governor’s, evening out to only $200 less per a student, making it anything but “draconian”. John Hood looks more in depth at education spending in his daily journal found here. The Senate plan funds need based UNCContinue Reading
Initial Reactions: Senate Appropriations Committee on Health & Human Services
The Senate’s budget proposes the same cut to Smart Start as the House budget did which is 20 percent. The Senate’s budget also cuts community services by $30 million which is more than the House had proposed. The Senate proposes significant savings through the Community Care of North Carolina by reducing provider rates and eliminatingContinue Reading
The governor’s favorite four-letter word
Terrible tornadoes prove that we have ruined our climate
As predictable as the sunrise, the climate alarmists are saying that the recent spate of destructive tornadoes is proof that we have ruined the climate–and had better repent of our bad ways immediately. (The way to do that, of course, is through greatly increased federal power.) Don Boudreaux replies to one of the loudest fear-mongers,Continue Reading
Twists and turns in ObamaCare court action
The Washington Examiner reports that any expectation of a speedy resolution to the various federal lawsuits challenging the federal health care law may be dashed. The three-judge panel for the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (all Democrat appointees) reviewing the case filed by the state of Virginia has asked the parties to file supplementalContinue Reading