The great over-reach and how we can fight it
Republicans in North Carolina are convinced they will hold power forever, and that it means they should take us all […]
medicaid
Ryan? Really?
It’s a gift from the Right — Paul Ryan, the author of Kill Medicaid/Medicare/Social Security, as VP pick for Mitt […]
Who we gonna cut?
From my friend, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, Matt Davies (http://www.gocomics.com/mattdavies) I’ve been really dismayed the last week or so as people […]
‘What about the children?’
That’s a question I recall hearing again and again during the 1980s and 90s as a reporter covering family issues, […]
A mad dash to the right
The NC legislative session isn’t even finished yet and I feel like I’ve been run over by a truck. As […]
Midnight cowboys
The NC House met under cover of darkness in the wee hours of this morning to override Gov. Bev Perdue’s veto of their disastrous, immoral budget.
It’s likely they didn’t want to wait for the light of day because today is a teacher lobbying day in Raleigh, and they didn’t have to courage to talk to these dedicated educators and then go slash their budgets. I’m sure Republican leaders wanted to be certain no one was swayed by pleas and real stories of need from teachers.
So, with the Senate poised to override the veto, it looks like this immoral budget will be what we have to live with for the next two years.
The immorality of ‘optional’ care
I read in the newspaper this morning that the NC Senate is considering cutting “optional” Medicaid services as the costs rise.
Sounds reasonable, right? That’s until you hear what’s optional. The place where my friend Stacie and her best friend, Ashley, live is optional.
Stacie and Ashley have lived together since they were small children; they’re in their mid-20s now, living at one of three residences at the Irene Wortham Center.