NC Center for Public Policy Research News Releases

The Center issued news releases for articles contained in the journal called North Carolina Insight, in-depth research reports, legislative and lobbyist rankings, and a citizens’ guide to the legislature. Below is a collection of links to those news releases.

North Carolina Insight News Releases

• Center Evaluates State Program Treating Mental Health Patients at Local Hospitals, December 18, 2012
• Center for Public Policy Research Assesses Three Key Components of State’s Mental Health Reform Strategy, March 14, 2011
• Center Says Seniors Are a Huge Civic Resource for the State, March 25, 2010
• Medicaid Is Fastest Growing Program in State Budget: Growth Will Accelerate as State’s Population Ages, January 29, 2010
• Rising Aging Population Will Complicate NC’s Future State Budget Issues, June 16, 2009
• State Needs to Update Laws to Protect Elders from Fraud, May 27, 2009
• Governance, Coverage, Work Force, and Funding: 4 Problems Vex Mental Health Reform Over the Years, Says Policy Center, March 31, 2009
• 3 Key Challenges Facing N.C.’s Community Colleges and How to Meet Them, June 5, 2008
• Changes Needed for Community Colleges to Address Shortages of Nurses, Teachers, and Biotech Workers, Says Center, May 29, 2008
• Students in N.C.’s Community Colleges Need Improved Financial Aid Programs, Says Policy Center, May 22, 2008
• Community Colleges Are Key to Addressing Transition in State’s Economy, Says Center, May 15, 2008
• Research Center Says State Must Do Its Homework on Dropouts, June 27, 2007
• Research Center Says Keep Cap on Charter Schools Until Performance Improves, June 6, 2007
• N.C. Policy Center Finds Eastern N.C. Still Trails State Economically Despite Recent Gains, February 28, 2006
• N.C. Center’s Research Answers 13 Questions About State Lotteries, April 22, 2005
• N.C. Policy Center Outlines Next Steps to Fight Domestic Violence, March 31, 2005
• Disparities in Public Policy Outcomes Show Need for Governor’s Summit on Racial and Ethnic Disparities, September 1, 2004
• Center Says Shortage of Teachers an Impending Crisis – State Action Needed, August 24, 2004
• North Carolina Minorities Trail Whites on Broad Range of Indicators, Center Says, June 18, 2004
• Policy Research Center Says North Carolina Must Improve Voter Participation and Accuracy, April 17, 2003
• Center Says Public Support for Public Schools Remains Strong, But Warning Signs Are Emerging, July 30, 2002
• Center Says Eastern North Carolina Lags the State on Infrastructure, Human Needs, December 20, 2001
• Center Says State Must Act to Prevent Future Hurricane Damage, December 11, 2001
• North Carolina Vying for First in Abandoning Education Reforms, Says Public Policy Center, November 14, 2000
• NC Center Answers 13 Questions About State Lotteries, October 24, 2000
• Policy Center Sees North Carolina Drifting Away From Citizen Legislature Concept, February 29, 2000
• Increase In Chip Mills Raises Concerns About Sustaining Forests, September 8, 1999
• Growing Hispanic Population Has Unique Health Care Needs, Says Center, August 14, 1999
• Length Of Sessions Affects Demographics Of Legislature, Says Policy Center, April 1, 1999
• Center Says North Carolina Needs To Improve Dispute Resolution Process In Special Education, December 11, 1998
• Center Says Funds For Children With Special Needs Go To State Institutions, But More Served In Community-Based Programs, December 9, 1998
• State Should Evaluate And Consolidate Job Training Programs, NC Center Says, January 15, 1998
• Rural Areas Still Biggest Challenge In State’s Development NC Center Says, January 13, 1998
• Center Urges State To Provide Data On Student Performance In Year-Round Schools, May 30, 1997
• Nonprofits Face Big Challenges And Big Opportunities, December 2, 1996
• Arts Enjoy Strong Support In NC, Despite Federal Cutbacks, November 29, 1996
• Federal Judge’s Ruling Underscores Need for State to Buy Out Private Shareholders in N.C. Railroad, August 7, 1996
• State Senate Should Restore Expansion Funding for Maternal Outreach Worker Program, House Should Agree, July 24, 1996
• Unfunded State Mandates Less a Problem Than Rhetoric Suggests, N.C. Center Says, May 10, 1996
• Legislature Should Consider Helping Local Governments Diversify Revenue Sources, Center Says, May 9, 1996
• N.C. Center Says School Choice Is Moving Higher on the Legislative Agenda, September 22, 1995
• Center Says State Should Buy Out Private Shareholders in N.C. Railroad, September 20, 1995
• N.C. Legislature Should Require Notification for Aerial Pesticide Spraying, July 25, 1995
• Study Spotlights Problems in Minority Health, Calls for State Action, March 31, 1995
• Many States Lack Important Programs for Regulating Pesticides, September 20, 1994
• Pesticide Program in North Carolina Has Strengths, Weaknesses, September 16, 1994
• Female Lawmakers Playing Larger Role in the N.C. General Assembly, February 3, 1994
• Center Examines Evolution of Office of N.C. House Speaker, Finds Increase in Power, January 31, 1994
• N.C. Center Says State Should Prepare for Demographic Changes, August 31, 1993
• Time to Act on Temporary Managers for Nursing Homes, Undated, June 29, 1993
• Center Says Legislature Should Start Full-Time TV Coverage, February 25, 1993
• Center Praises Film Office for Attracting Movie Business But Questions Use of Multiplier in Revenue Tallies, February 23, 1993
• Center’s Citizen Essayists Tell Governor to Concentrate on Four E’s of Economic Development, Education, Environment, and Equity, January 8, 1993
• Center Says Sports Development Can Be a Plus, But Buyer Beware, September 30, 1992
• North Carolina Not Alone in Seeking Air Cargo Complex, September 29, 1992
• N.C.’s Health Status Gets Mixed Marks, May 27, 1992
• N.C. Center Seeks Stronger Regulation of Problem Nursing Homes, May 20, 1992
• Center Offers Options for Addressing Gaps in Health Care Coverage, November 25, 1991
• N.C. Center Says 16 Rural Hospitals Are “At-Risk”, November 19, 1991
• Center Recommends Improvements in Voter Registration and Elections Process, June 25, 1991
• Center Finds Mountain Counties Lack Planning Outlines Four Options To Prepare For Growth, December 21, 1990
• North Carolina’s Judiciary Slowly Changing But GOP Judges Make More Progress Than Women Or Minorities NC Center Finds, September 20, 1990
• NC Should Develop New State Policy On Homeless Problem Center Says, June 29, 1990
• Center Says NC Governorship Is Nation’s Third Weakest, March 13, 1990
• State Campaign Finance Disclosure Law Needs Fine-Tuning Says NC Center, March 8, 1990
• Environmental Index A Worthy Expense, 1990
• NC Center Says Landfills Running Out Of Room Local Recycling Efforts In Infancy, December 20, 1989
• NC Policy Center Says School Spending Disparities Persist, October 12, 1989
• Debate Needed Over Whether To Expand Secretary Of State’s Role Says NC Center, August 31, 1989
• NC Center Calls For Correction And Sentencing Policy Commission To Defuse Prison Crowding Crisis, August 29, 1989
• State Job Training Programs Need Improvement Says NC Center, May 5, 1989
• Tax Adjustments Needed To Restore Fairness Center Finds, May 2, 1989
• Centers Say Poverty in North Carolina Remains High Despite Quarter-Century Fight, January 23, 1989
• NC Legislature Has Largest Number of Committees in US Center Reports, January 10, 1989
• Time to End the State Parks Disgrace Center Says, December 8, 1988
• Dial-In Polls Criticized By Policy Center and Fellow Broadcasters, October 28, 1988
• NC Center Proposes Environmental Index for North Carolina, October 26, 1988
• Center Says Legislature’s New Computer Capability Should Enable Publication of Legislative Votes, June 9, 1988
• NC Center Says Rent-To-Own Dealers Should Be Regulated, June 7, 1988
• NC Center Says State Must Deal With Critical Landfill Problems, March 31, 1988
• NC Center Reports Pork Barrel Process Fairer Now But Questions Remain, October 21, 1987
• Most North Carolina Judges Are Appointed Not Elected Center Study Shows, June 16, 1987
• NC Center Says Legislature Has Taken Only The First Steps Toward Addressing Long-Term Prison Problems, March 30, 1987
• North Carolina’s Transition Economy: What Change Does It Portend?, December 14, 1986
• Raleigh Forum on Policies Affecting the Elderly in North Carolina, October 23, 1986
• Charlotte Forum on Policies Affecting the Aging, October 21, 1986
• NC Center Examines Industrial Revenue Bond Program and Recommends Changes, October 6, 1986
• NC Center Recommends Abolition of 62 Boards Commissions and Councils, June 5, 1986
• NC Center Criticizes State Announcement of Phantom Jobs, April 21, 1986
• NC Center for Public Policy Research Says Reform Needed in Credit Insurance, November 25, 1985
• NC Center Says General Assembly Should Cull Old Statutes, November 25, 1985
• State Policy Affecting Elderly at a Crossroads, Says NC Center, September 16, 1985
• NC Center Examines State Run Lotteries, May 1, 1985
• Health Maintenance Organizations Changing NC Medical Marketplace, February 19, 1985
• NC Center Produces Primer on Insurance Regulation, February 19, 1985
• Center Says Comparable Worth to Be Important Personnel Issue in NC, October 9, 1984
• Research Center Lists Checkpoints for a Good Political Poll, October 9, 1984
• Center Examines Disparities in School Finance, June 27, 1984
• Center Says State Policy Ambivalent on Deinstitutionalization, June 27, 1984
• Research Group Says North Carolina Behind in Barrier Free Design for Handicapped, October 25, 1983
• State’s Compliance with Federal Civil Rights Legislation for Handicapped Questioned, October 25, 1983
• NC Center Calls for Repeal of Hardison Amendments, March 29, 1983
• Center Criticizes Proposed Art Museum Policy Changes, March 14, 1983
• Federal Budget Cuts Hit NC Arts Programs, March 14, 1983
• NC the Leader in Outdoor Drama, March 14, 1983
• Research Center Documents Who Funds the Arts, March 14, 1983
• NC Center Analyzes Runoff Primary Proposals, 1983
• Center Says Lt Gov Straddles Executive and Legislative Branches, December 13, 1982
• Cigarette Tax Effects Examined by Center for Public Policy Research, December 13, 1982
• Federal Cutbacks Hit Housing Programs in NC, September 7, 1982
• Center for Public Policy Research Recommends Increased State Role in Housing, August 30, 1982
• NC Center Evaluates Housing Finance Agency Performance, August 30, 1982
• Center Says State Should Target Desirable Industries, June 1, 1982
• Coastal Area Management Act Works Well Says Center, June 1, 1982
• Funds for Capital Projects Drying Up, January 28, 1982
• Legislators Flexing New Muscle with Executive and Judiciary, January 28, 1982
• NC Governors Among Least Powerful in US, January 28, 1982
• Center Questions Microelectronics Sales Pitch, September 29, 1981
• Center Says Pregnant Teenagers Need Services, September 29, 1981
• Severance Taxes in US Reviewed, September 29, 1981

Research Reports News Releases

• Center Says Legislature Should Ban Blank Bills Permanently, July 23, 2007
• It’s Time for a Tune-Up of Governance of N.C.’s Public Universities, Says New Policy Center Report, August 15, 2006
• NC’S Governance Of Higher Education Has Unique Features, October 3, 2000
• Report Finds Key Trends In Higher Education: Changes In Governance, More Accountability, Budget Swings, And Enrollment Boom, October 3, 2000
• Legislative Battle In 1971 Forecasts Key University Issues In 1999 And Beyond, June 30, 1999
• Center Says 1998 Legislature Continued Abuse Of Special Provisions In Budget Bills, February 19, 1999
• New Anthology On North Carolina’s State Government Politics And Policy Designed To Promote Civic Engagement, July 4, 1997
• Half Of NC Judges Appointed Not Elected Center Says, May 1, 1997
• Formal Powers Of NC Governor Weakest In The Nation, Says Center For Public Policy Research, October 28, 1996
• Pro and Con Arguments on Three Constitutional Amendments Before the Voters on November 5, 1996, October 14, 1996
• UNC System Makes Progress on Teaching, But Much Remains to Be Done, Says N.C. Center, November 9, 1993
• UNC System Needs to Improve Efforts to Evaluate and Reward Good Teaching, N.C. Center Says, February 18, 1993
• North Carolina’s Public Financing Programs For Political Campaigns Need Revision NC Center Finds, November 26, 1990
• A Major Benefit Of For-Profit Hospitals They Pay Taxes, March 27, 1989
• For-Profit Hospitals Charge More Than Not-For-Profits, Study Finds, March 27, 1989
• For-Profit Hospitals Provide Less Care To Poor, March 27, 1989
• Medium-Sized For-Profit Hospitals Skim The Cream; Small For-Profits Don’t, March 27, 1989
• Center Compares Performance of For-Profit and Not-For-Profit Hospitals in North Carolina, May 24, 1988
• NC Center Says North Carolina Now a Two-Party State With Important Policy Consequences, December 1, 1987
• NC Center for Public Policy Research Celebrates Tenth Anniversary, September 24, 1987
• NC Center Says 1986 Legislature Continued Abuse of Special Provisions in Budget Bills, March 2, 1987
• Center Releases Report on For-Profit Hospitals in North Carolina, July 27, 1986
• NC Center Criticizes Use of Special Provisions in Budget Bills, June 11, 1986
• NC Center Publishes Guide to Foundation and Corporate Giving, July 1, 1985
• NC Center Assesses State Administrative Procedure Act, June 4, 1985
• NC Center Asks Legislature to Publish Voting Records, April 12, 1985
• Fewer Boards Needed in State Government, Says NC Center, January 28, 1985
• Center for Public Policy Research Criticizes Legislative and Executive Budget Practices, February 14, 1984
• Center for Public Policy Research Releases Environmental Guide, January 10, 1984
• Research Center Examines State Forestry Policy
• Research Center Says NC Behind Rest of US in Prohibiting Out-of-Field Teaching, January 12, 1983
• Report on Legislators’ Votes in June Budget Session Available, August 6, 1982
• Report on Legislators’ Votes in Redistricting Session Available, May 24, 1982
• NC Lost 241 Million in Federal Funds, May 19, 1982
• Report on Legislators’ Votes in Redistricting Session Available, March 9, 1982
• Ninety Executive Boards Have Legislative Members, February 11, 1982
• Votes by Members of Legislature Now Available, February 1, 1982
• Research Group Studies Out-of-Field Teaching in Each Local School District, November 25, 1981
• Research Center Studies Federal Budget Cuts, October 20, 1981
• Policy Center Releases Tobacco Study, September 28, 1981
• North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research Issues Report on Needs of Indians, September 22, 1981
• North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research Issues Report on Needs of Indians, August 25, 1981 

Legislative Rankings News Releases

• Some of Most Effective Legislators in Both Parties Won’t Be Back, Says N.C. Policy Center, April 20, 2016
• Second-Term Republicans Gain in New Effectiveness Rankings, April 8, 2014
• Republicans Top Latest Effectiveness Rankings, Says N.C. Policy Center, April 10, 2012
• Some of Most Effective State Senators Won’t Be Back in 2011, Says Policy Center, April 6, 2010
• Latest Rankings of Legislators’ Effectiveness Reflect Changes in the State House, April 10, 2008
• Legislature’s Sophomore Class Makes Biggest Jumps in Latest Effectiveness Rankings, April 13, 2006
• Public Policy Center Releases New Legislative Effectiveness Rankings, Adds Attendance and Voting Participation Rankings, May 31, 2002
• Some Of Most Effective Legislators Leaving, Says Policy Center, April 4, 2000
• Rifts Among House Members Cause Shifts In Effectiveness, Says Center, April 7, 1998
• Republican Legislators Rank Highest Ever in Effectiveness, Says Center, April 2, 1996
• Women and Blacks Rank Highest Ever in Legislative Effectiveness Rankings, April 5, 1994
• New Legislative Effectiveness Rankings: Many Moving Out, Moving Up, April 2, 1992
• Republicans Make Big Gains In Legislative Effectiveness Rankings, April 4, 1990
• Legislators Effectiveness Evaluated, April 12, 1988
• Legislators Effectiveness Evaluated, April 2, 1986
• Legislator’s Effectiveness Evaluated, April 16, 1984
• Legislators’ Effectiveness Evaluated, June 7, 1982

Lobbyist Rankings News Releases

• Former Legislators Quickly Wield Influence as Lobbyists, August 26, 2014
• Lobbyists Adapt to New Political Landscape, Says N.C. Policy Center, July 31, 2012
• Latest Rankings Show New Top Lobbyist and New Generation of Most Influential Lobbyists in Legislature, September 16, 2010
• Real Estate Transfer Tax and Ethics Reform Help Lobbyists Gain Influence in New Rankings of Most Influential, August 25, 2008
• Lottery and Video Poker Propel Newcomers to Ranks of Most Influential Lobbyists, November 15, 2006
• New Generation of Influential Lobbyists Emerges in Center’S Rankings, September 8, 2004
• Top Lobbyists Say Personal Contact Is Best for Influencing Legislators, June 5, 2003
• Lobbyists Adding PACs to Their Tools of Influence, September 18, 2002
• Electric Deregulation Sparks Power Surge In Latest Lobbyist Rankings, July 26, 2000
• New Generation Of Lobbyists Emerges In The Legislature, Public Policy Center Says, October 13, 1998
• Hot Issues Bring New Faces Into Rankings of 50 Most Influential Lobbyists, Says Center, August 20, 1996
• Center Identifies New Trends in Rankings of the 50 Most Influential Lobbyists, August 31, 1994
• Center Sees New Trends in Ratings of Most Influential Lobbyists, August 11, 1992
• Center Finds New Trends In Ratings Of Most Influential Lobbyists, August 7, 1990
• New Faces in Those Rated Most Influential Lobbyists, July 19, 1988
• Ex-Legislators Lawyers Still Are Most Influential Lobbyists NC Center Reports, July 21, 1986
• NC Center Highlights Most Influential Lobbyists, June 1, 1984
• Center Highlights Most Improved Legislators and Most Influential Lobbyists, September 27, 1982

Citizen’s Guide to the Legislature News Releases

• How This Legislature Is Different and How That Affects State Policy, April 18, 2013
• 49 Legislators Already Not Returning, Could Set Turnover Record, Says N.C. Policy Center, May 4, 2012
• 42 Freshmen Change the Face of the Legislature, April 12, 2011
• Legislature Getting Older and Younger, May 15, 2009
• Women in Legislature: A Record Number and More Powerful, May 11, 2007
• Record Number of Women and African Americans in This Legislature, May 10, 2005
• Effect of Co-Speakers and Role of Freshmen Are Keys to Legislature This Year, May 7, 2003
• NC Has 2nd Most Legislative Committees and Most Chairs in US, Says Policy Center, April 4, 2001
• Power In General Assembly More Dispersed Than A Decade Ago, Center Says, April 4, 1997
• Women Gain, Blacks Lose Power in Legislature, Center Says, March 8, 1995
• Legislative Campaign Costs, PAC Donations on the Rise, June 2, 1993
• Legislative Demographics Shift As Number Of White Male Democrats Declines, June 4, 1991
• Lawyers Making Gains More Retirees And Real Estate Practitioners In Legislature, June 7, 1989
• NC Center Releases Guide to Legislature, May 5, 1987
• NC Center Releases Guide to Legislature, April 16, 1985
• Article II a Guide to the NC Legislature, March 16, 1978