POLICY & PROGRESS: The Value and Role of Government in NC's Society and Economy

July 19, 2011

Table of Contents

• North Carolina’s Best Economic Investment by Julia Hawes

• Private Education at Public Expense by Matthew Ellinwood

• New State Policies: More Problems, Less Progress

• “Vending Machine” Government Abandons the Common Good by Alexandra Forter Sirota

• What Happened to NC’s Education Savior? By Matthew Ellinwood

• Including Excluded Communities by Peter Gilbert, UNC’s Center for Civil Rights

• The Attempted Takeover of Health Care Reform in NC by Adam Linker

• North Carolina’s Mental Health Mess by Vicki Smith, Disability Rights NC

• Better Health Care for Older North Carolinians by Nicole Dozier

• A Safe Place to Call Home by Julia Hawes

• The Unvarnished Numbers by Chris Fitzsimon

• The Aftermath of the 2011 Legislative Session by Rob Schofield

• 2011 Defenders of Justice Awards