Real Solutions for A Better Carolina

With some reforms in place, we can keep North Carolina one of the nation’s best places to live, work and raise a family.

Disaster Recovery

North Carolina was recently devastated by Hurricane Helene, and has had an overwhelming wildfire season. The fact that our state has never fully recovered from previous hurricanes means that our resources have been spread thin and backlogged. It is time to rethink how we approach disaster recovery.

Here's what North Carolina needs to do to get back on track with disaster recovery:

  • Complete the reconstruction of the remaining homes damaged by Hurricanes Matthew and Florence without further dela
  • Dissolve the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR), also known as ReBuild NC
  • Ensure that the newly created Division of Community Revitalization (DCR) does not mimic NCORR’s organizational structure or action plans, and require annual audits of their activities
  • DCR should be a lean organization tasked primarily with contracting rebuilding efforts with private organizations that have proven track records in disaster recovery
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Education

Parents are becoming more and more alienated from their childrens' education. Parental involvement is imperative to a child's success in school. Creating greater transparency and allowing families to choose the school that works best for them, without the fear of being unable to pay, can improve children's education and increase parental involvement.

Here is how we can improve education in North Carolina:

  • Promote educational choice for all families
  • Codify the rights of parents and guardians to direct their children’s educational well-being
  • Ensure school accountability and transparency regarding curriculum and school operations. Doing so can give parents and guardians peace of mind that their children are receiving a quality education
  • Overhaul our system of nearly 80 different allotments with a “backpack funding” model where funding follows students and their needs.
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Elections

Trust in our electoral system is down. More than a quarter of North Carolinians do not believe the 2024 general election was “free and fair.” The success of a democratic republic depends on confidence of the electorate. North Carolina must take steps to improve voter confidence in our elections.

North Carolina can take these steps to improve voter confidence in our elections:

  • Independent procedural post-election audits
  • Allow Multipartisan Assistance Teams to deliver completed and sealed ballots
  • Ban the use of data other than headcounts when redistricting
  • Defend the right to online political speech
  • Remove the Literacy Test from the North Carolina Constitution
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Rules Review Reform

Rules and regulations hold the power of a law, but they are not voted on by elected representatives. North Carolina has over 100,000 regulations. More regulations — particularly expensive ones — should receive greater scrutiny. Regulations should be narrowly tailored to accomplish their goal.

Here's how we can do that:

  • Reduce the sunset period for rules from 10 years to five
  • Constrain the Rules Review Commission’s ability to approve high-cost rules without authorization from the General Assembly
  • Prohibit executive agencies from implementing any policy, guideline, or interpretive statement without first adopting it as a rule
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Budget and Taxes

North Carolinians work hard for their money. They deserve a government that uses their taxpayer dollars responsibly.

Here is how legislators can be better stewards of taxpayer dollars:

  • Only fund core government services, pay down debt, continue building the Rainy Day Fund, and use non-recurring money for non-recurring expenses only
  • Repeal the franchise tax to encourage more business investment and job creation
  • Permanently restrain the growth of government through a constitutional amendment that would protect future generations of taxpayers
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Health Care

North Carolina has many primary care, dental, and mental health care deserts across the state. We need to focus on policies that improve the supply of healthcare professionals, facilities, diagnostic equipment, and treatment.

Here is how we can improve the supply of healthcare professionals, facilities, diagnostic equipment, and treatment:

  • Repeal Certificate of Need (CON) laws to increase access and competition of health care procedures and facilities
  • Unleash telehealth by allowing providers from other states, who are in good standing, to treat North Carolinians
  • Remove outdated supervisory requirements that limit the ability of advanced practice registered nurses to offer care
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