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Despite their recent losses, Republicans remain the dominant force in state governments, and conservatives remain the dominant force in GOP politics.
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Democrats may help GOP in 2020
If the Democratic Party makes a sharp left turn, on health care or other issues, it will lose winnable races in 2020.
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School choice gets personal
Happy National School Choice Week! Today at noon, the John Locke Foundation will host Mike Long, President of Parents For Educational Freedom in NC, to discuss the quest to empower families in North Carolina with the freedom to choose an education that best meets the needs of their child. …
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Add craft brewers — and beer drinkers — to list of people affected by government shutdown
Much of the media coverage of the continuing government shutdown has focused on stories of federal workers who aren’t getting paid. Stories about irregular inspections of our food and longer, slower lines at airports. Expect more of the same. But some things we enjoy…
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Party should explore policies that bring people to the polls
North Carolina now has its second voter identification law. A federal court voided the first because it would not consider forms of ID disproportionately used by minorities, such as cards or documents given to government employees, students, and people on public assistance. In this past November’s referendum, the state’s residents…
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Straight answers needed on pipeline
While it may be impossible to wall off fully the exercise of a governor’s power from attempted influence, the executive branch should at the very least be transparent and forthright.
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Chief justice says rule of law requires setting aside preferences, opinions
Remarks during a celebration of the N.C. Supreme Court's 200th anniversary point away from party-line splits on judicial decisions.
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State regulatory reform is working
Although regulatory reform may well be the most important legacy of the state’s conservative governance since 2011, it has often been overshadowed by other events and issues.
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One way to draw the maps: Just follow the rules
Rules are important. Whether it’s a sporting event, a corporate meeting or a board game, rules set the parameters of the interaction. Without rules there’s confusion, uncertainty, ambiguity with participants jockeying for an advantage. Nowhere are rules as important as in apportioning districts to ensure fair and equal representation in government. Our state…
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Land grabs don’t enhance growth
A frequent argument used against reforming eminent domain in North Carolina, that economic development would suffer, is not supported by the empirical evidence.