Politics isn’t always the answer
What ought to worry North Carolina leaders, regardless of party or ideology, is that the labor market and other indicators are suggesting a recent weakening of the state’s economic momentum.
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Cooper’s selective constitutionalism in redistricting fight
RALEIGH — Before Gov. Roy Cooper and his surrogates accuse the N.C. General Assembly of “thumbing its nose at the North Carolina Constitution and the U.S. Supreme Court,” the governor might want to reflect on his own actions in connection with legislative electoral redistricting. The best place to start involves…
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Voter ID will likely return
If the General Assembly enacts a new measure focused on verification of voter identity, it will match North Carolina law with that of other jurisdictions.
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Carolina Journal’s print edition gets a fresh look
If you’re a regular Carolina Journal reader, you’ll probably notice a big change in the look and feel of our June print edition. The first thing that may catch your eye: Every page is in full color, rather than the four or eight color pages in previous editions.
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North Carolina’s apprenticeship program offers big potential at small cost
A bill was introduced in the state legislature to shift control of the state’s apprenticeship program from the Department of Commerce to the community college system. The goal is to streamline the program and make it more aligned with some of the colleges’ workforce development initiatives. The program, “ApprenticeshipNC,” has…
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Political rhetoric affects trade views
During the Bush presidency, Republicans were more supportive of free-trade agreements than Democrats were. The opposite was true during the Obama presidency.
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Defending one of state government’s best reforms
State senators fear a new Megaproject Fund could erode a key 2013 transportation reform.
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State should not control alcohol
If your conception of freedom is that it ought only to extend to behavior with which you personally agree, you’ve conceived it out of existence.
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Graphic novels are trending in English departments, and that’s a problem
Many English departments are beginning to offer courses on graphic novels, which integrate text and visual imagery. Graphic novels are increasingly studied alongside traditional literature, in some cases supplanting more standard text-based curricula. For example, one course at UNC Chapel Hill titled “The Visual and Graphic Narrative” can be taken…
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Government spending has major cost
When people keep more of what they earn, that money doesn’t disappear just because it no longer shows up in the government’s balance sheet.