Policy
The “Carolina Covenant” Education Welfare
The Carolina Covenant student aide program covers the total cost of attending UNC for students of families whose total income is 200% or less below the federal poverty line. Clearly these students would otherwise have tremendous difficultly paying for their education. The covenant removes the financial barrier to attending college. Unfortunately, I cannot support... »
Green for Dummies
To go “green”, the Legislators have to encourage “dirty energy” to be more expensive on the market and “clean energy” to be a readily available alternative. An example of the first half, about making energy more expensive, is the recent “cap-and-trade” bill from the Federal Government. Utility Companies will now have to purchase and... »
Senator Kay Hagan, leading by following.
When the time came to opine regarding the Presidents proposition that the United States Government offer its citizens a Health-care plan, our freshman Senator Kay Hagan came out against it. Although, being all for Health-care reform, a public option allowing all residents to join a government heath insurance plan didn’t sound like a good... »
