Democrats have been struggling to find a consistent message leading into the midterm elections They now think abortion will be the issue they ride to victory in November but voters aren't as interested as the Dems think Guest host Jeff Stein discusses the issues of the day with guests Cheryl Chumley Washington Times economist Steve Moore Georgia governor candidate David Perdue and Mark Meckler See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

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While Medicaid expansion dominates North Carolina's health care headlines other topics deserve attention too Jordan Roberts John Locke Foundation health care policy analyst focuses on two health care innovations First he explains how Medibid connects patients and doctors through online auctions Second he discusses the planned merger of Aetna and CVS and the potential impact on retail health care Advocates of a Convention of States made their pitch again this year in North Carolina Mark Meckler president and founder of the Convention of States project enlisted public support for the idea from conservative commentator and former Florida congressman Allen West [... more]

Gov Roy Cooper wants the N C Supreme Court to declare part of the new state budget unconstitutional In a recent court filing the governor expanded his Cooper v Berger lawsuit It now includes a challenge to budget provisions targeting Opportunity Scholarship school vouchers roughly billion in block grant funding and the use of million secured from a legal settlement Carolina Journal Editor-in-Chief Rick Henderson analyzes Cooper's argument The N C Commission on the Administration of Law and Justice presented a report this year designed to address long-term changes that would improve the state's court system State Supreme Court Chief [... more]