Brian Balfour

A bill was filed today that would add another $34 million to the program that gives away taxpayer dollars to wealthy Hollywood movie studios. Senate Bill 268, sponsored by Michael Lee (R-New Hanover) and Paul A Lowe, Jr. (D-Forsyth), would commit $34 million in film production…

This week legislators introduced an act to expand the scope of practice allowed for advanced practice nurse practitioners (APRNs). Labeled the SAVE Act, the bill would APRNs to perform more medical duties. From the NC Insider (subscription required):…

WRAL earlier this week published an editorial titled “Take the money, it’s ours. Expand Medicaid.” The article misses the mark in many ways, starting with the article title itself. The money to pay for Medicaid expansion is not “ours.” It doesn’t even exist. The federal government is already…

The State Treasurer’s office released today its latest debt affordability study,  which showed that not only did North Carolina maintain its AAA credit rating, it reminded us once again of the stark contrast between the fiscally conservative approach of the last decade…

An analysis from Reason magazine finds that there is a significant variation in per-capita state and local aid contained in the latest Covid relief bill being debated on Capitol Hill. “The latest draft of the Coronavirus stimulus and relief legislation, the American Rescue Plan Act…