North Carolina’s certificate-of-need law blocks a Winston-Salem surgeon from buying an MRI machine that could help serve his patients. The CON restrictions prompted Dr. Gajendra Singh to file a constitutional lawsuit against the state. The legal action challenges CON’s limitations on economic liberty. Singh discussed the suit during a July 31, 2018, news conference in Raleigh with his attorneys. They include Renee Flaherty and Josh Windham of the Institute for Justice, along with Denton Worrell of Shanahan McDougal.
Cooper lays out his final budget proposal as governor
Before the short session began in the General Assembly Wednesday, Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper laid out his recommended budget proposal for the last time as governor.