Kirk Kovach

Daily Perspective: July 23

by Kirk Kovach | Jul 23, 2019 | PODCAST

Kirk KovachKirk Kovach is a native North Carolinian interested in writing about politics, communication and...

Medicaid Expansion: A Matter of Life and Death

by Kirk Kovach | Jul 22, 2019 | Issues, Medicaid

Today in the News & Observer, an op-ed ran criticizing the Democrats’ apparent schemes to expand the size of government for no good reason. The piece begins: The Democrats’ plan for Medicaid expansion in North Carolina is not just bad policy, it is also...

When Dems voted to override Gov. Perdue’s veto

by Kirk Kovach | Jul 16, 2019 | Budget

As we enter yet another week of budget stalemate, the focus remains on a handful of Democratic lawmakers who could make or break the Governor’s veto strategy. Part of the rub with the budget, as Thomas wrote last week, is that the power dynamics in Raleigh have...

Daily Perspective: July 8th

by Kirk Kovach | Jul 8, 2019 | PODCAST

In today’s Daily Perspective: Medicaid Expansion and the veto override, and a look at the US Senate race as fundraising numbers are released by some of the campaigns. Kirk KovachKirk Kovach is a native North Carolinian interested in writing about politics,...

Daily Perspective: July 3rd

by Kirk Kovach | Jul 3, 2019 | PODCAST

This episode, we discuss Medicaid expansion in NC, Thomas Jefferson and the Q2 fundraising numbers from three of the Democratic presidential aspirants. Kirk KovachKirk Kovach is a native North Carolinian interested in writing about politics, communication and...