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Coble: Pay affects who serves

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:21:41 -0500

Ran Coble says legislative pay affects who serves.

The director of the N.C. Center for Public Policy Research said that the number of retirees in the state legislature has increased in recent years because of the relatively low pay.

In 2000, the nonprofit group studied pay in states with comparable populations, legislative workloads and days in session. That study found that only Texas and Georgia paid as little as North Carolina.

Research center wins awards

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:55:11 -0400

The N.C. Center for Public Policy Research has won two awards.

The Raleigh-based nonprofit run by Ran Coble won an award for distinguished research from the Governmental Research Association for its June study of charter schools.

What's left at legislature?

bkrueger — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:18:58 -0400

The legislature may be close to wrapping up their work on the state budget, but plenty of work remains to be done.

The Associated Press notes that several big issues remain unresolved as August nears.

The Legislature has little to show so far, still facing decisions that include tightening rules on landfills, tinkering with ethics rules passed last year and providing health coverage for more uninsured citizens.

A ban on blank bills?

bkrueger — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 08:24:28 -0400

Blank bills are dangerous.

So say the folks at the N.C.Center for Public Policy Research, who have issued a study looking at the legislature's increasing use of such bills to make major policy changes.

First, a bit of explanation. A blank bill is one that is introduced with no text. It has a title, but it's often vague.

School cap

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 08:07:59 -0400

A new report argues that the charter school cap should stay at 100.

The N.C. Center for Public Policy Research looked at the performance of the privately run, publicly funded schools over the past decade.

It found that financial issues troubled some, and overall the schools did not match the racial makeup of their communities.