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Just about a month into his first term as governor, Pat McCrory is already making a name for himself.
In the first week of his administration, McCrory gave his staff pay raises for no clear reason. This action drew harsh criticism from all sides, and rightly so.
A couple weeks ago, McCrory unveiled a plan to change the way universities are funded. He said in a News & Observer article that he wants to focus more on careers for graduates and away from academic pursuits “that have no chance of getting people jobs.”
According to the article, McCrory instructed his staff to draft legislation that would alter funding for state universities and community colleges so that it reflects how many people get jobs rather than how many are in class. The change would drastically affect liberal arts programs, such as women and gender studies.
Now, McCrory has caused a stir yet again. The governor is backing a bill in the North Carolina legislature to stop the expansion of Medicaid and block the state from participating in health insurance exchanges, which were created by the Affordable Care Act. He made his stance clear despite calls from physicians to allow the measures to take place.
Of course, this is mainly a partisan politics issue as the Affordable Care Act is a democratic initiative while McCrory is Republican.
The Los Angeles Times recently reported that some GOP governors like John Kasich of Ohio and Jan Brewer of Arizona have embraced Medicaid expansion, if not the exchanges.
Enough of the mumbo jumbo, now my take...
I, for one, am not at all pleased with Gov. McCrory. No it's not because he's a Republican and I'm a Democrat. It's not all about the politics as some people believe it to be. I was interested to see what McCrory would do. I fell victim to his claim about "working across the aisle" and so on.
Now, I've found out he's just like them all; maybe even worse.
Now, McCrory has caused a stir yet again. The governor is backing a bill in the North Carolina legislature to stop the expansion of Medicaid and block the state from participating in health insurance exchanges, which were created by the Affordable Care Act. He made his stance clear despite calls from physicians to allow the measures to take place.
Of course, this is mainly a partisan politics issue as the Affordable Care Act is a democratic initiative while McCrory is Republican.
The Los Angeles Times recently reported that some GOP governors like John Kasich of Ohio and Jan Brewer of Arizona have embraced Medicaid expansion, if not the exchanges.
Enough of the mumbo jumbo, now my take...
I, for one, am not at all pleased with Gov. McCrory. No it's not because he's a Republican and I'm a Democrat. It's not all about the politics as some people believe it to be. I was interested to see what McCrory would do. I fell victim to his claim about "working across the aisle" and so on.
Now, I've found out he's just like them all; maybe even worse.
