Publications Archive

TAKE ACTION: Let your state senator know that a non-refundable state EITC just doesn't cut it!
(06/21/2007)

TAKE ACTION: Send your state legislators an e-mail demanding at least $20 million for the Disadvantaged Student Supplemental Fund
(06/19/2007)

TAKE ACTION: Now is the time to let your legislators know that the state budget must include an EITC for working families. Contact your representative and senator using the Justice Center?s Legislative Alert.
(06/08/2007)

ALERT! - Fully Fund Disadvantaged Students, Legislators should support SB 538/HB 225
(05/31/2007)

ALERT! NC Senate should include refundable earned income tax credit in its budget. Contact your Senator now!
(05/21/2007)

ALERT! Your ACTION on Collective Bargaining Ban Needed Now. Contact your legislators today.
(05/18/2007)

ALERT! Support a refundable Earned Income Tax Cedit - Contact your Legislator Today!
(05/10/2007)

MINIMUM WAGE BILL IN COMMERCE COMMITTEE FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 7 at 9am
(07/07/2006)

A Long Cold Winter
(11/14/2005)
Higher Fuel Costs and Likely Cuts to the Federal LIHEAP Program Threaten Low-Income Households

Corporations Win, Low Income Families Lose
(11/11/2005)
Tax Law Preferences Reduced Business Tax Revenues by 55.9 Percent

BTC Brief: No to Suspending Gas Tax
(11/01/2005)
Gas Tax Suspension Would Offer Little Relief and Hobble NC?s Highway Budget

Lottery for School Construction:
(08/22/2005)
Too Little, Too Late, Too Uncertain

The Disappearing Corporate Income Tax: TWO SIMPLE SOLUTIONS
(06/10/2005)

State Spending Not Back to Pre-Fiscal Crisis Level
(06/08/2005)

State Lottery Tax Who would bear the burden?
(04/07/2005)

The 2005-06 Shortfall Why Isn't North Carolina "Out of the Woods"?
(02/15/2005)

National Report Highlights Eleven North Carolina Corporations That Avoided Paying Federal Taxes
(10/01/2004)

Job Growth Still Falling Short, Job Quality Continues to Decline
(06/25/2004)

JDIG, An Economic Development Initiative, Is Not Good Public Policy
(06/01/2004)

Comparing Tiers: Why North Carolina's Distressed Counties Need the Lion's Share of Economic Development Dollars.
(05/01/2004)

Legislative Committee Gives Stamp of Approval to a Mixed Bag of Economic Development Proposals
(05/01/2004)

Small Business Study Committee Recommendations Miss the Mark
(05/01/2004)

Taxing Limited Liability Companies: A Loophole Out of Control
(05/01/2004)

Where Has Three Years of Recession and "Recovery" Left NC Workers?
(05/01/2004)

2004-05 State Budget Shortfall Analysis
(02/01/2004)

Critiquing the "Small Business Survival Index 2003"
(02/01/2004)

The Latest Trends in Job Quantity and Quality in North Carolina
(02/01/2004)

Low- and Moderate-Income Taxpayers get Dumped-On Again
(09/11/2002)

PUTTING WORK FIRST: How Should NC Respond to Changes in the Federal TANF Program?
(09/01/2006)

Rebuilding North Carolina's Worker
(08/22/2006)
Training Trust Fund

The Final State Budget Agreement
(08/07/2006)
Smart Investments in Services, but Shortfall Likely Next Year

THE 2006-07 PROPOSED HOUSE BUDGET: A little something for everyone (at least for one year)
(06/19/2006)

BTC: NC Senate's Proposed Budget
(05/30/2006)
Analysis of the state Senate?s proposed budget for 2006-07

GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED 2006-07 BUDGET: Savings, Spending, and Tax Cuts (all at the same time!)
(05/12/2006)

HOUSING TRUST FUND: Is State Support Adequate?
(05/08/2006)

Time for a Raise? Assessing the Impact of an Increase in NC's Minimum Wage
(04/13/2006)
An analysis of the impact of an increase in NC?s minimum wage.

TAX RETIREMENT INCOME?
(02/06/2006)
THE IMPACT OF POPULATION SHIFTS ON STATE REVENUE AND SPENDING

The Final Budget Agreement:
(12/01/2005)
Some gains, but tough times remain.

Time to Start Climbing: New Income, Poverty & Insurance Data Spotlight How Far NC Has Fallen
(09/16/2005)

Business Subsidies: Are They Constitutional?
(06/24/2005)

The House Budget Proposal Better Short-term Solutions, Long-term Questions Unanswered
(06/22/2005)

The State Health Plan
(06/08/2005)
Costly for the State & Plan Members

NC Budget Proposal Big Winners, Big Losers and Big Questions for the Future
(05/13/2005)

A State Earned Income Tax Credit: Rebuild the Economy & Tax Fairly
(04/26/2005)
Rebuild the Economy & Tax Fairly

Would a State Lottery be a "Jackpot" for Public Schools? Don't Bet on It.
(03/18/2005)
be a "Jackpot" for Public Schools? Don't Bet on It

A Blueprint for Reform: Laying the Groundwork for Business Incentives that Safeguard Public
(03/09/2005)

The Governor's Proposed Budget Short-term Solutions, Long-Term Concerns
(03/09/2005)
Short-term Solutions, Long-Term Concerns

Should the State Budget be on a Diet?
(02/05/2005)

Taxing Questions in an Election Year
(09/25/2004)

Eleven Year Itch Strikes Again. Should "Self-Financing Bonds" Pass in its Third Attempt for Voter Approval?
(09/23/2004)

Assessing the Final Budget Agreement and a Sneak Peak at 2005
(08/09/2004)

Assessing the Final Budget Agreement and a Sneak Peek at 2005
(08/09/2004)

The Senate's Budget - Cuts Restored but at a Price
(06/25/2004)

Worker Needs Are on the Rise as Funding for Key Services and Training Programs are on the Decline
(06/22/2004)

The House Budget: The Buck Passes to the Senate to Restore Public Programs
(06/17/2004)

The Governor's Proposed Budget - Gentlemen Start Your Engines
(05/14/2004)

Will the Rich Get Richer? Reducing North Carolina's Top Individual Tax Rate
(05/01/2004)

Are Economic Development Incentives Aiding North Carolina's Most Distressed Countries
(03/17/2004)

The State Corporate Income Tax: Rate Cuts or Reform
(02/01/2004)

North Carolina Income Down, Poverty Up
(10/01/2003)

State of Working North Carolina
(09/25/2003)

Sizing Up the Final Budget Agreement and Looking Ahead to 2004
(08/11/2003)

End of Session Economic Incentives: Approach with Caution
(07/14/2003)

Are NC Employers Paying Too Much in Unemployment Insurance Tax?
(06/30/2003)

Allegations of State Government "Spending Spree" are Illusory
(06/03/2003)

Sizing Up the Senate's Budget Proposal
(05/09/2003)

The House Budget: Less Revenue Means Deeper Spending Cuts
(04/24/2003)

North Carolina's Medicaid Program: Making the Case for Federal Help
(04/11/2003)

The Governor's Proposed Budget: How Did He Do It?
(03/19/2003)

New Census Data Show North Carolina Not a "High Tax" State
(01/01/2003)

If You're Happy & You Know It... Raise Your Hand!
(10/13/2006)
Community News Fall/Otoņo 2006

Working For A Living Wage
(05/05/2006)
Feature: Historic grassroots movement for immigrants' rights emerges

Summer/Verano 2005
(08/19/2005)
Progress NC 2005: Strategies for Unifying & Advancing a Progressive Agenda

Spring/Primavera 2005
(05/13/2005)
New Home Protection Pilot Program Achieves Early Success Helping Laid-off Workers Avoid Foreclosure n NC Justice Center Unveils New Website

Fall/Otoņo 2004
(11/13/2004)
A Decade of Crunching Numbers on Behalf of Folks in Need

Summer/Verano 2004
(05/01/2004)

Winter-Spring/Invierno-Primavera 2004
(01/01/2004)

Spring/Primavera 2003
(02/03/2003)

Fall/Otoņo 2000
(09/01/2002)

Fall/Otoņo 2001
(09/01/2002)

Fall/Otoņo 2002
(09/01/2002)

Summer/Verano 2002
(05/03/2002)

Winter/Invierno 2001
(11/03/2001)

Spring/Primavera 2001
(02/03/2001)

Don't Forget This Weekend Historic K (thousands) on Jones St. Sat., February 10 in Raleigh
(02/08/2007)

THURSDAY OCTOBER 19TH: Justice Center Celebrates 10 Years of helping to Make North Carolina a More Just State!
(10/06/2006)

REGISTER NOW - Progress NC 2006: Forging a United Agenda for We the People & the 8th Annual Defenders of Justice Awards
(10/02/2006)

Waging a Living - A NC Justice Center's Progressive Solutions Event
(08/06/2006)

Education Advocacy Coalition Calls for "Sound Basic Education" for All
(06/19/2006)

Fact Sheet: ADMINISTRATION HOUSING PROPOSAL LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR PLANNED FUNDING REDUCTIONS
(05/13/2005)

2006 Session Ends with Major Victories
(08/07/2006)
for Public Education

Gov. & Legislature Education Budgets:
(06/14/2006)
The Good, the Bad, & the Down Right Ugly

Public Forum: The Right to Education
(03/09/2006)

Grassroots Activists on the Move
(08/16/2005)

A Sound Basic Education
(06/01/2005)
for Every Child

Test Scores, Formulas & Leandro
(01/01/2005)

From the Ground Up Vol 1 #4
(10/24/2004)
A Win for All of North Carolina

From the Ground Up Vol 1 #3
(08/19/2004)
Education and Laws New E-newsletter

From the Ground Up Vol. 1 #1
(04/01/2004)
Education and Laws New E-newsletter

BCBSNC Officer Compensation 2006
(03/08/2007)

Companies keep kicking the coverage off workers
(03/22/2006)
From Business North Carolina, interview with Adam Searing

559,000 North Carolinians Have Lost Job-Based Health Insurance
(10/25/2005)
New Study Finds NC Suffered Second-Largest Loss in the Nation

Health Care Coverage
(09/18/2005)
Resources for people having problems with their health insurance plans

Manual on NC Medicaid Eligibility for the Aged, Blind & Disabled
(09/05/2005)

House Bill 327 - "Technical Corrections/Medicaid Estate Recovery"
(08/19/2005)
Letter to NC Senate Judiciary I Committee

Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC Officers, Employees and Directors Compensation 2001-2003
(02/16/2005)

"States as Health Care Laboratories: Lessons for North Carolina"
(02/14/2005)

Govenor Easley's Letter to President Bush on Medicaid Cuts
(02/14/2005)

Key Figures on North Carolina Health Costs and the Uninsured
(10/15/2004)

Comparison of the Bush & Kerry Heath Plans
(10/02/2004)

How to Control the Rising Health Care Costs: Specific Suggestions
(02/05/2004)

Prescription Drug Pricing: The Consumer Perspective
(12/15/2003)

Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC Officers, Employees and Directors Compensation 1999 - 2001
(10/02/2002)

Greater Commitment Needed to Close
(05/12/2006)
Academic Achievement Gap

Raising North Carolina's Minimum Wage Helps Families and the Economy
(05/12/2006)

ISSUE BRIEF: How Federal Tax Cuts and Budget Decisions Impact North Carolina
(04/28/2006)
The fiscal irresponsibility of the federal government is hurting the health, well-being, and future prosperity of the people in North Carolina.

Increase the Minimum Wage
(04/10/2006)
Raising North Carolina?s Minimum Wage Helps Families and the Economy

Raising North Carolina?s Minimum Wage Helps Families and the Economy
(02/21/2006)

Congress Moves to Dismantle the Social Safety Net
(01/25/2006)

Funding Shortfall for Child-Care Subsidies Hurts Low-Income Families, Economy
(12/19/2005)

Aiding Victims of Hurricane Katrina
(09/08/2005)

Raising North Carolina's Minimum Wage Supports the Workforce and the Economy
(07/22/2005)

It's Not the Uninsured, Stupid!
(06/20/2006)
Adam?s essay in the NC Medical Journal regarding two reasons why North Carolina isn?t going to have healthcare coverage for everyone anytime soon.

It's all related
(03/12/2006)

Congress budgets hardship for the needy
(01/31/2006)

Fair, adequate and stable: That's a tax system for us
(12/18/2005)

Letter to the Editor: Attractive N.C.
(07/24/2005)

Earned income tax credit would improve fairness
(05/26/2005)

Modernize tax code to halt slide in revenue
(05/18/2005)

BTC's Mejia Testifies before Senate Lottery Committee
(04/27/2005)

Burr's missed chance to help health services
(04/06/2005)

Mejia Speaks at Citizens Against the Lottery Press Conference
(03/31/2005)
Citizens United Against the Lottery hosted a news conference at the legislative building to outline reasons for opposing adoption of a state-run lottery. Budget and Tax Center Director, Elaine Mejia, was invited to speak and these are her comments.

N.C.'s over-the-top incentives
(12/07/2004)
RALEIGH -- Now that some of the dust has settled from North Carolina's latest foray into the unsavory world of "business incentives" -- namely the deal to "lure" Dell Computers and its below-average wages and benefits to the Triad at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars in forgone tax revenues -- it's time for state leaders to take an honest look at what they have wrought and to begin to chart a saner, more effective path for the years ahead.

Universal Health Care, It Can Happen
(09/01/2004)
Editorial in the Charlotte Post

Skimpy Benefits with a Hefty Price Tag
(11/23/2003)
Editorial in the Raleigh News & Observer

Raise Cigarette Tax, but Reduce Burden on Poor
(05/28/2003)
Editorial in the Charlotte Observer

Losing Out On Health
(03/21/2003)
Editorial in the Raleigh News & Observer

Blue Cross owes its customers
(02/28/2003)

NC Justice Center 2006 Legislative Session Summary Part 2: LOBBYING, ETHICS AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM
(08/11/2006)

End of Session Review of the NC Justice Center's 2006 Legislative Agenda
(08/04/2006)

NC Senate Passes Minimum Wage!
(07/11/2006)

MINIMUM WAGE HIKE - We're Down to the Wire!
(07/07/2006)

Senate Gives Initial Approval of House Bill to Raise NC's Minimum Wage
(07/07/2006)

ALERT! Session Close to End, No Min Wage Yet
(06/28/2006)

Telecom Bill Weakens Poor and Rural Internet Access
(06/16/2006)
House Passes Budget: House v. Senate Comparison Press Event: Sound Basic Education for All - June 20, 11am

Small Business Keeps Fighting Min Wage
(06/02/2006)
Plus: House Budget, Lobbying and Campaign Finance Reform Progress

Progress on NC Minimium Wage
(05/19/2006)

2006 Legislative Agenda: Rebuilding Opportunities
(05/08/2006)

US House Committee Proposes More Budget Cuts!
(04/03/2006)
CONTACT WALTER JONES TO VOTE NO!

US House Narrowly Approves Budget Cuts
(02/01/2006)
Elderly, Disabled and Foster Children to feel cuts

Stop Federal Budget Cuts
(01/13/2006)

ALERT: One last opportunity to stop severe federal budget cuts. Call NC Representatives!
(01/09/2006)

Tell Congress NO Cuts on Vital Services
(11/08/2005)
National Call-In Week to Save Vital Services

Hunger Up, House Cuts Food Stamps
(10/28/2005)
House Committees Vote to Cut Vital Programs to Pay for Tax Cuts for Rich

Legislature Passes Lottery
(08/30/2005)

Legislature Passes Budget, Minimum Wage Bill Passes House
(08/11/2005)

Dog Days Hit Budget Negotiations
(07/22/2005)

Not Enough Money but Too Much Spending- Budget Update-
(07/12/2005)

Take Action on Budget Revenue Negotiations
(07/08/2005)

HOUSE PASSES BETTER BUDGET, NEGOTIATIONS WITH SENATE BEGIN
(06/23/2005)

House Budget Not Quite There Yet
(06/10/2005)

SENATE BUDGET SUMMARY: TAKING FROM THE WORKING CLASS & GIVING TO THE RICH
(05/17/2005)

SENATE BUDGET HURTS WORKERS, DISABLED & ELDERLY
(05/03/2005)
- EMERGENCY UPDATE!

SHORT TERM REVENUE SOLUTIONS & LONG TERM CUTS
(04/29/2005)

Its All About the Tax System
(04/22/2005)
Revenue and Tax Reform Not Discussed but They are the Defining Issues of the Session

Lottery Passes the House
(04/06/2005)

Legislative Update - Bills and the Budget
(04/04/2005)
Budget, Consumer Protection Bills, Workforce Issues Bills, Housing Bills, Public Education Bills, Tax Fairness/Lottery Bills, Health Access Bills, Equal Access to Officials and Courts Bills

Easley's Budget and Federal Cuts
(02/24/2005)

2005 LEGISLATIVE SESSION BEGINS
(02/11/2005)

2005 BUDGET BEST IN FOUR YEARS
(07/24/2004)
In this Living Income Update: 2005 State Budget Summary Selected Budget Line Items by Topic

SESSION ALMOST OVER, BUDGET DONE TONIGHT?
(07/17/2004)
Quick Budget Update: What we think we know without yet seeing the final budget Bill Status Update

BILLS MOVING BUT NO BUDGET YET
(07/09/2004)

BILLS START MOVING AS BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS STAY BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
(07/02/2004)

BUDGET ALERT! Not Enough Money Allocated For HHS and Public Ed
(06/29/2004)

NC SENATE BUDGET THIS WEEK - Its All About Priorities & Choices
(06/18/2004)
NC SENATE BUDGET THIS WEEK ? Its All About Priorities & Choices MORE ON JDIG, DEBATE ABOUT ATTRACTING JOBS, WHAT TO EXPECT THE WEEK OF JUNE 21st

NC HOUSE BUDGET PROPOSAL CUTS SEVERAL KIDS? PROGRAMS
(06/04/2004)
Let your Representatives Know You Say NO TO CUTS * YES TO SERVICES

ALERT! NC HOUSE CONSIDERS LARGE BUDGET CUTS
(05/25/2004)
CONTACT YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES TODAY! Three Billion Cut in Three Years Is Enough STOP CUTTING and START CARING

2004 NC LEGISLATIVE SESSION BEGINS WITH GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
(05/17/2004)
IN THIS ISSUE: ? SESSION IS ON A FAST TRACK ? BILLS FROM HOUSE INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEES ? IS THERE A BUDGET SHORTFALL OR IS THERE MONEY TO SPEND? ? IS THE HOUSE UNWILLING TO ADDRESS UNMET AND GROWING NEEDS? ? CHOICES AND PRIORITIES ? THE GOVERNOR?S BUDGET

Are Legislator's Considering Tax Cuts and Corporate Handouts Before Filling Unmet Needs?
(04/30/2004)
IN THIS ISSUE: ? Are Legislators Considering Tax Cuts and Corporate Handouts Before Addressing Unmet Needs? ? ESC Hosts Workers Memorial Day Ceremony for Third Year

CONGRESS IGNORS NEEDS OF UNEMPLOYED AND LOW-INCOME, STATE STUDIES THEM
(04/16/2004)
IN THIS ISSUE: ? LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT HITS RECORD LEVELS AT SAME TIME THOUSANDS LOSE UNEMPLOYMENT AID BECAUSE CONGRESS FAILS TO ACT ? UNC-CH EMPLOYEE FORUM PASSES LIVING WAGE RESOLUTION ? LEGISLATURE CONVENES COMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE NEEDS ? TANF & CHILD CARE REAUTHORIZATION STILL IN LIMBO

Limitations of Federal Poverty Standard - from Failing Jobs, Falling Wages
(12/08/2005)

The State of Working North Carolina
(10/01/2004)

The Achievement Gap 2002 - An Update
(07/02/2002)

Dislocated Workers in NC: Aiding Their Transition to Good Jobs
(06/26/2002)

Dislocated Workers in NC: Aiding their Transition to Good Jobs- Exec Summary
(06/26/2002)

How NC Got into this Budget Deficit...and How We Can Get Out
(05/10/2002)

Holding Families Back: Federal Roadblocks to WorkFirst Success
(05/01/2002)

Pay Equity in State Government
(05/01/2002)

State Workers, State Wages, NC Should Lead by Example and Pay Living Wages to Its Workers in the Lowest Pay Grade
(05/01/2002)

Testing Our Children: Why the NC High Stakes Policy Goes Too Far
(03/08/2001)

Working Hard is Not Enough
(01/17/2001)

The Achievement Gap 2001: A Progress Report, How Minority Students are Faring in NC's Public Schools
(01/09/2001)

A Closer Look: A Parent's Guide to Standardized Testing in NC Schools
(05/01/2000)

Exposing the Gap: Why Minority Students Are Being Left Behind in North Carolina's Educational System
(01/15/2000)

NC HEALTH REPORT: False Alarm for Small Business
(06/29/2007)

NC Health Report: Kids, Fake Blood, and Lobbying
(12/05/2006)

NC Health Report: Taking Care of Our Kids and Our Elders
(11/16/2006)

Children's Health Insurance and the New Congress
(11/14/2006)

NC Health Report: Speedbumps on the Road to Affordable Coverage for All
(11/02/2006)

NC Health Report: Health Choice Faces Federal Funding Crisis
(10/05/2006)

Census Data, Health Choice Funding
(08/29/2006)

RISK POOL POST-MORTEM
(08/02/2006)
Understanding health care politics and the prospects for real health reform. Putting Senator Richard Burr on the spot.

NC Health Report: High Risk Pool Appears Dead
(07/19/2006)

NC Health Report: Day 1 - Will NC Senate Act to Expand Affordable Health Insurance?
(07/18/2006)

NC Health Report: High Risk Pool Wins House Vote
(07/13/2006)

NC Health Report: High Risk Pool, Medicaid Passport, No More Ashtrays
(07/10/2006)

Health Issue Roundup -- Status Report on Key Health Issues Affecting North Carolinians
(06/29/2006)
Status of the high-risk insurance pool bill, outrage over the new Medicaid "prove your citizenship" rule, and why thousands of elderly North Carolinians have lost their Medicaid coverage.

ATTACKING MEDICAID THROUGH THE BACK DOOR
(06/22/2006)
US Congress & Bush Administration ?Citizenship Documentation Requirement? for Elderly, Children, Others on NC Medicaid. Thousands Likely To Lose Health Care

It's Not the Uninsured, Stupid!
(06/20/2006)
Adam?s essay in the NC Medical Journal regarding two reasons why North Carolina isn?t going to have healthcare coverage for everyone anytime soon.

High Risk Pool Passes House
(06/08/2006)

Update: North Carolina State High Risk Health Insurance Pool
(06/06/2006)

North Carolina State High Risk Health Insurance Pool
(06/02/2006)
A good idea whose time has come.

Prescription Drug Shenanigans
(05/19/2006)

Senate Still Looking to Hurt Health Care
(05/11/2006)
Plus: Blue Cross: Pumping the Corporate Image & Deficit-financed Tax Cuts for the Rich

SENATOR BURR, US SENATE SET TO STRIP NC HEALTH PROTECTIONS
(05/04/2006)

How Progressives Should Talk About Values
(04/06/2006)
A commentary on health care, morality, and how to craft a more effective progressive message.

Why Massachusetts isn't North Carolina
(04/05/2006)

HMO Consumer Protections, Medicaid Cuts and more
(03/23/2006)

Sen. Burr -VOTE NO! AGAINST STRIPPING NC'S HEALTH CARE CONSUMER PROTECTIONS
(03/07/2006)

Consumer-driven? Bad idea Beware health care cost-cutting measures like tax deductions, HSAs
(02/15/2006)
Beware health care cost-cutting measures like tax deductions, HSAs

Congress Budgets Hardships for the Needy
(01/31/2006)

Stop Drastic Federal Budget Cuts!
(01/13/2006)

Medicare Drug Plan
(11/28/2005)

Vote No on US House Budget Bill
(11/10/2005)
Call Your Representative Today!

Senators Burr and Dole
(10/14/2005)
- Don't Cut Medicaid

New US Census Data on Health Insurance:
(08/30/2005)
Bad News for North Carolina

WRAPPING UP: HEALTH CARE AND THE 2005 NC GENERAL ASSEMBLY
(08/29/2005)

NC Health Choice "CRISIS":
(07/28/2005)
Dismantling Health Insurance for NC's Children

Cutting Aged, Blind, Disabled (Part II)
(07/19/2005)

STATE BUDGET: Keep the Kids Smoking
(07/13/2005)

UNDER THE RADAR: THREE STORIES
(07/06/2005)

SMOKING OUT THE STATE BUDGET
(06/24/2005)

HOUSE BUDGET, REVENUE, BLUE CROSS - NC Health Report
(06/15/2005)

HOUSE BUDGET: UNINSURED WHO?
(06/10/2005)

Medicaid, Taxes & Rats
(06/08/2005)

Medicaid Advocacy Day - June 8
(06/06/2005)

Medicaid: Answering the Attacks
(05/24/2005)

BLUE CROSS AND THE CARIBBEAN
(05/19/2005)

CALL TOLL FREE 1-877-220-0138 ? STOP LEGISLATORS FROM HURTING POOREST ELDERLY, BLIND, DISABLED NORTH CAROLINIANS
(05/17/2005)

NC Senate Cuts Aged, Blind, Disabled People on Medicaid - Who Gets Hurt?
(05/09/2005)

NC SENATE: TAKE FROM THE POOR, GIVE TO THE RICH
(05/04/2005)

MEDICAID CUTS, MILLIONAIRE BENEFITS AND TWO TOBACCO COMPANY DEFENDERS
(04/29/2005)

Dredging Medicaid
(04/28/2005)

Four Reasons Why Medicaid Matters to Everyone in North Carolina
(04/21/2005)

Take Action on Medicaid
(04/15/2005)
Medicaid Alert

Revenue v. Cuts: NC Senate Cuts Low Income Seniors, Blind, Disabled off Medicaid
(04/13/2005)

CIGARETTES, HEALTH REFORM & FAMILY VALUES
(03/19/2005)
? Raising the Cigarette Tax ? NC Blue Cross Conversion - Breaking Consumer Protection Law and Foot-Dragging ? Health Care: A Fundamental Right - Bill Filed ? Medical Malpractice Reform Debate

Stop Medicaid Cuts - Press Conference Tomorrow
(03/15/2005)

Press Conference, Governor's Letter, Background
(03/14/2005)

Stop US Senate from Cutting Medicaid While Funding Tax Cuts for Millionaires
(03/10/2005)

Dozens of Groups Sign Letter to NC Members of Congress Opposing Medicaid Cuts
(03/02/2005)

Oppose President Bush's $1.4 Billion in NC Medicaid Cuts: Two Things You Can Do
(02/28/2005)

Oppose President Bush's $1.4 Billion in NC Medicaid Cuts: Two Things You Can Do, Governor Easley Releases Budget
(02/24/2005)

MEDICAID: THE LATEST ON BUSH'S $1.4 BILLION NC CUT
(02/19/2005)

COALITION FOR MEDICAID MEETING ? LOCATION CHANGE, DRAFT SIGN ON LETTER
(02/17/2005)

COALITION FOR MEDICAID FORMED
(02/15/2005)

PRESIDENT'S MEDICAID BUDGET SHIFTS HUGE FINANCIAL BURDEN TO NORTH CAROLINA
(02/07/2005)

CUTTING OR CAPPING FEDERAL MEDICAID FUNDING HURTS SENIORS AND KIDS: NC TALKING POINTS
(02/03/2005)

TODAY'S MEDICAID TALKING POINT:
(01/27/2005)
A federal cut of Medicaid money coming to NC isn?t a cost saving proposal, but rather a cost shift to our state. Cutting care for people who depend on Medicaid like vulnerable seniors in nursing homes and kids who have lost health insurance isn?t what North Carolina values are all about. Maintaining that care with less money from the federal government for Medicaid means higher state taxes or reduced state spending on education and other vital state services.

Medicaid 101: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WANTS TO CUT HEALTH CARE FOR SENIORS AND CHILDREN IN NORTH CAROLINA
(01/21/2005)

NCHAC Update 11/4/04
(11/04/2004)
Dell Tax Incentive Plan Flawed ? No Requirement that Jobs Have Affordable Health Insurance

NCHAC Update 11/4/04 #2
(11/04/2004)
Contents: Dell Incentive Bill Contains No Requirement that Dell Contribute to Employee Family Health Coverage

More on the Good Hope Hospital Conversion
(10/07/2003)
Good Hope Hospital Conversion - Certificate of Need Denied, But Questions Remain Coalition for a Fair Deal - A New Community Group Good Hope Rejected Nonprofit's Offer to Buy and Keep Open Hospital and then Accepted Insider For-Profit Deal Potential Foundation Has Huge Conflict of Interest and Undefined Mission A poll showing "overwhelming support" for a Good Hope Hospital conversion was slanted to favor Triad. New Webpage Devoted to Triad Hospitals Inc. Efforts to Convert Non-Profit Hospitals in NC Duke University Community Manual for NC/SC Potential Hospital Conversions - Triad/Good Hope-Type Deals Viewed Unfavorably

For-Profit Converion Controversy in Harnett County
(08/20/2003)
Good Hope Hospital For-Profit Conversion Questions Have Statewide Implications

More on the Blue Cross Conversion
(06/18/2003)
NCHAC MEMBER ALERT - Don't be fooled by another NC Blue Cross Fake "GRASSROOTS" Campaign GOOD NEWS: NC DOI May Hold Hearings on BLUE CROSS'S Attempt to Keep Secret Critical Public Information Regarding the Conversion AP Article on the Latest Consultant's Report About NC'S BLUE CROSS Conversion - More Censorship?

Blue Cross Converstion - Three key Issues
(06/17/2003)
THE FIRST ISSUE - Has Blue Cross been deceptive about the worth of a conversion health foundation? THE SECOND ISSUE - Has BLUE CROSS been deceptive about the chance of a for-profit conversion meaning it will be sold to an out-of-state conglomerate? THE THIRD ISSUE - Has BLUE CROSS been deceptive about the chances of a for-profit conversion meaning more uninsured in North Carolina?

Health Insurance Legislation, Blue Cross Conversion
(06/11/2003)
Status of Bill # S758 - "Repeal Health Insurance Rate Protections for Small Business" Medicaid and the Budget - New Senate Proposal Five reasons why making large cuts to Medicaid is such shortsighted policy. What's up with NC Blue Cross - Does Maryland offer an example?

Cigarette Tax, Blue Cross & More
(03/19/2003)
? Raising the Cigarette Tax ? NC Blue Cross Conversion - Breaking Consumer Protection Law and Foot-Dragging ? Health Care: A Fundamental Right - Bill Filed ? Medical Malpractice Reform Debate

COMMENTS FOR THE OCTOBER 15th PUBLIC HEARING ON NC BLUE CROSS CONVERSION
(10/15/2002)
*A Little Relevant History of Blue Cross Conversion May Mean Higher Insurance Premioums & Less Access to Care *The Conversion Health Foundation May Not Provide Benefits That Outweigh the Costs of Conversion *EXECUTIVE PAY - is this the Reason for a Conversion? *Addressing Blue Cross's own Arguments as to why they need to Convert

Should Blue Cross Convert to a For Profit Company? A Primer for Health Advocates
(10/03/2002)
*Will premiums rise for the 2.5 million North Carolinians insured by a new for-profit Blue Cross and will access to health insurance be harder to get? *Maryland example a cautionary warning For North Carolina - New NC Blue Conversion Plan does not protect the public. *Three questions for health advocates.

Blue Cross Conversion - The Public Worries
(09/19/2002)
*Summary *First Look at New Blue Cross Language: Can the Foundation really block a below-market sweetheart deal to sell the company with big payouts for top executives? *First Look at New Blue Cross Language: Can the Foundation block unreasonable stock-option plans for top executives? *Blue Cross Strategy: Asking Nonprofits and others to Trumpet Blue Cross's Message. *Public Comment Controversy: The Public Worries.

Health Foundation Board of Directors Picked
(09/12/2002)
Today Attorney General Roy Cooper picked the Health Foundation Board of Directors that will be named IF NC Blue Cross converts to a for-profit company.

BLUE CROSS CONVERSION UPDATE - FRYING PAN OR FIRE?
(09/05/2002)
Blue Cross makes a few minor concessions, but fat stock option plans that hurt the company and foundation still possible. New York "backroom scam" conversion a model for NC? What the heck about insurance rates and access to care? Blue Cross in the news. How to get more involved.

How to Comment on the Conversion
(08/16/2002)
And what others are saying about the conversion.

How Current NC Blue Cross Conversion Documents Allow Bilking of the Public Trust
(08/08/2002)
HELP STOP BLUE CROSS --- CONTACT THE NC DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE (DOI) APPENDIX: Examples of how a new for-profit Blue Cross under current conversion documents could bilk the Foundation, hurt the public, and break the promise of quality health care for Blue Cross's insureds. THE ENRON/WORLDCOM PUMP AND DUMP GOLDEN PARACHUTES

Blue Cross Conversion - Q+A
(06/13/2002)
Answers to questions many NCHAC members have been asking me.

22 Finalists for Blue Cross Conversion Foundation Selected
(03/28/2002)
22 Finalists Picked - Attorney General Cooper Will Pick 11 for the Board of the Blue Cross Conversion Foundation

Blue Cross Conversion Update
(03/14/2002)
NC Department of Insurance taking a good hard look at the NC Blue Cross conversion process. Consumer Health Advocacy Perspective: Principles for the Foundation for North Carolina's Health Board Member Selection Process

BLUE CROSS Foundation Set-up Process Moves Forward
(02/07/2002)
Consumer Health Advocates Needed for Board Get Names of Candidates to Search Firm Contact Search Committee MARCH 1 DEADLINE

High Standards for High School + Legislative Briefing + Consumer Education
(12/11/2006)

Tax Fairness + Workers' Rights + Standing with Immigrants
(12/04/2006)

How NC Can Help Homeless Families + Education Resources + Smoking Decrease
(11/27/2006)

Hunger in NC + Smithfield Walkout + Lottery Funds Fall Short
(11/20/2006)

Denying Health Care to Newborns
(11/06/2006)

Uninsured NC Children Fall Through The Cracks
(10/30/2006)

Making Mental Health Reform Work in NC
(10/23/2006)

NC Rural Families Face Economic Hardships
(10/16/2006)

Workers' Rights, Children's Health in Jeopardy
(10/09/2006)

NC Faces Billion-Dollar Budget Shortfall
(10/02/2006)

Doing Right by Workers - State EITC, Collective Bargaining, and More Minimum Wage
(09/25/2006)

Census Figures Show NC's Workforce Ill-Prepared to Compete
(09/18/2006)

Medicare Cuts and School Resegregation
(09/11/2006)

Will NC Make the Right Choices for Working Families?
(09/05/2006)

Helping Workers, Thanking Easley, and Creating a Better NC
(08/28/2006)

State Budget Analysis from BTC
(08/07/2006)

This Week - Latest News from the Justice Center: Work First, Landfills, and the Need for Campaign Finance Reform
(07/31/2006)

Latest News from the NC Justice Center
(07/24/2006)
Lobby Reform, Health Care, Education, Poverty & Government Policies

Health Care and Ethics Reform -- Will Lawmakers Act?
(07/17/2006)
Plus: Lobbying Reform, Innocence Commission and Housing

Lobbyiing Reform, Health Insurance Pool Still on the Table
(07/10/2006)
Federal ?Budget Caps? Could Devastate NC Programs Union at Smithfield Packing Still Faces Obstacles

The Highs and Lows of the Budget Agreement
(07/03/2006)
Minimium Wage, Kids Count and High Risk Health Insurance

Who Benefits from a Minimum Wage Hike? (And Who Suffers from the New Medicaid Rule?)
(06/26/2006)

State Budget Proposals Fundamentally Out of Balance
(06/19/2006)
-Education Budget Proposals Don?t Do Justice to Thousands of Kids -NC Can?t Be a ?Global Player? Without Widespread Technology Access -Smithfield Workers Rally for Rights -More Information, Internet Posts Would Improve Elder Care -NC Women Make Their Voices Heard at Legislature

Funding Debate Threatens to Leave Thousands of Kids Behind
(06/12/2006)

NC Takes First Steps Toward Helping the Uninsured. Plus, the Public Tells Predatory Lenders to Hit the Road.
(06/05/2006)

Payday Lenders Try to Make a Comeback
(05/30/2006)
Plus, Is Increasing Business Subsidies Really Best for NC?s Workers?

Could We Get a State EITC?!
(05/22/2006)
Plus, The Upcoming Battle Over Education Funding

The Governor's Budget, Minimum Wage & Housing
(05/16/2006)

Million March for Immigrants' Rights
(04/10/2006)
Plus, Mental Health System in Crisis, The Call for More Affordable Housing

Minimum Wage Campaign Heats Up
(04/03/2006)
Plus, Minority Leaders Call for Action in Education, Parents Worry about Child-Care Subsidies Shortage

"Inequality Matters" Forum Wrap-Up
(03/27/2006)
Plus, Crowds Rally for Immigrants? Rights

Answering the Call for Education
(03/20/2006)
Plus ? Is Sensible Immigration Reform Still Possible?

Child-Care Subsidy Crisis
(03/13/2006)
This Week: County Budgets Tight, Children Pay the Price. Plus, Health-Care Protections and State EITCs.

Fighting the Foreclosure Crisis
(03/06/2006)
This Week: Living Wage Movement Building: Mental-Health Services Disaster Looming

Hunger Spreads, Inequality Grows
(02/27/2006)
This Week: Good News on Predatory Lending Laws, Bad News on Pesticide Protections

Lottery Outrage, Immigration Reform, and the Budget Squeeze
(02/20/2006)
This Week: Minimum Wage, Pesticides and Farm Workers, and the Health-Care Crisis

Lottery Funds Won't be All "New Money" for Schools
(02/13/2006)
This Week e-newsletter: Tax Reform, Migrant March in NC, and the Mental Health System in Crisis

This Week: States, Poor feel pain Plus - Another hit for state budgets, taxes, housing justice ...
(02/06/2006)
Plus - Another hit for state budgets, taxes, housing justice ...

THIS WEEK e-newsletter Income Gap Grows, Federal Cuts Threaten, and Eye Exam Law Gets Blasted
(01/30/2006)

Federal Budget Could Be Disastrous
(01/09/2006)
This Week: Budget Cuts, Gas-Tax Rollback, & Minimum-Wage Increase

Child-Care Subsidies Threatened
(12/19/2005)
Plus updates on Devastating Proposal for Budget Cuts and Lack of Affordable Housing in NC

NC to Lose Millions in Federal Dollars
(12/12/2005)

Release of the 2005 NC Living Income Standard
(12/08/2005)

BTC Reviews State Budget, Looks Ahead
(12/05/2005)

Important Bills Take Effect Dec. 1
(11/28/2005)

Elderly Disabled Left in the Cold?
(11/14/2005)

Public Services on the Chopping Block
(11/07/2005)

THIS WEEK: Congress Targets Programs
(10/31/2005)
Major Cuts in Public Benefits Possible. Plus, NC Coalition Takes on Wal-Mart

Business Subsidies Challenged
(10/10/2005)
Plus: Tax Credit Leaves Out Poorest Families and Report Examines School Suspension Crisis

Domestic Violence Protections Become Law
(09/26/2005)
Plus, Governor Signs Business Incentives Disclosure Bill

Census Data: NC Lags Behind
(09/19/2005)

Katrina Spawns Calls for Reform
(09/12/2005)
Plus: Congress Threatens NC?s Predatory Lending Protections & New Report on ?The Tar Heel Corporate Incentives Hustle?

Hurricane Lessons, NC Passes Lottery
(09/06/2005)
Plus: Progress on Medicaid "Estate Recovery" Legislature Adjourns

Can Lawmakers Be Responsible on Taxes?
(08/29/2005)

The Lottery, Minimum Wage, & Lobbying Reform
(08/22/2005)
Plus: Migrant Housing Reforms and Protections for Manufactured Home Buyers

Regressive Taxes Loom
(08/15/2005)
Education Frustrations, Consumer Victories, and the Minimum Wage

Budget Deal a Mixed Bag
(08/08/2005)
Plus: Migrant Housing Reforms on the Table and Business Subsidy Programs Renewed

Governor's Spending Cap Counterproductive
(08/01/2005)
Plus: A Consumer Protection Win!, Health Choice in Danger, & Leandro Study Nixed?

Tax Cuts for the Rich?
(07/25/2005)
Plus? Bad Lending Bills, Budget Process Update, and a New Tool for Non-English Speakers.

More Healthcare Cuts for the Vulnerable
(07/18/2005)

Ten Important Hurricane Lessons
(09/06/2005)
Katrina Shows Need for Long-Term Investments, Collective Solutions

A Responsible Result on Taxes
(08/29/2005)
Can Lawmakers Break Out of Their Self-Destructive Pattern?

2 Last Chances to Help People in Need
(08/22/2005)
Will Lawmakers Do the Right Thing and End the Session on a High Note?

Now That the Budget is Completed
(08/15/2005)
Regressive Tax Proposals Threaten to Make 2006 a Repeat of 2005

Minimum Wage Hike Gains Momentum
(08/08/2005)
Why a Second Look Appears to Be Changing the Minds of Legislators

A Solution in Search of a Problem, Governor?s Spending Cap Counter-Productive
(08/01/2005)

Tax Cuts for the Rich, Not Dead Yet?
(07/25/2005)
Some Senators are Floating the Discredited Idea One Last Time

Making a Bad Situation Worse
(07/18/2005)
More Health Care Cuts for the Vulnerable May Be in the Offing

Crafting a Progressive Package
(07/01/2005)
The Top 10 "Musts" for State Budget Negotiators

Who Pays for State Government
(06/28/2005)
Tax Fairness Debate Takes Center Stage at the General Assembly

A 21st Century Revenu