>>Investing in the future got more expensive for North Carolina families this month when a state tax deduction for college savings ended. The state college...[Read More]
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>>Just as in Lake Wobegon, where all the children are above average, I think all the kids I know might be a bit brilliant. A>>...[Read More]
>>My two elementary school-age sons happen to be among the thousands of North Carolinians caught in a gap between Healthcare.gov and the state Medicaid computer...[Read More]
>>The new year rolled in a sweeping set of changes to North Carolina’s tax code. Although the governor says the new tax laws will equalize...[Read More]
>>We may remember 2013 as The Year of the Amateur Health Care Policy Expert. Along with the roll-out of the Affordable Care Act came a...[Read More]
>>Last week the Michigan legislature>> passed a bill requiring women to purchase a separate rider if they want their insurance to cover abortion in the...[Read More]
>>Before my kids were born I had strong feelings about gender stereotypes and toys. “Don’t buy them cars just because they are boys,” I warned...[Read More]
>>When my first child was five months old I started work at a grocery store. It was the type of super-happy, super-crunchy establishment that just...[Read More]
>>2013 wasn’t a great year for North Carolina’s budgets. Between state lawmakers championing cutbacks and the federal government shutting down, funding for many programs fell...[Read More]
>>Here’s my heart-health tip for the day: I mix chia seeds into pasta sauces, yogurts and desserts to get all my omega-3 fatty acids on...[Read More]