Two justices most likely to break from N.C. Supreme Court majority
Anita Earls and Paul Newby have proven most likely to diverge from their colleagues in cases this year.
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Piecemeal budget can resolve impasse
On multiple issues, Roy Cooper has been getting some very bad advice lately from highly partisan and left-wing aides. To his discredit, he’s been taking it.
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We deserve representation over blind political allegiance
What’s at stake without a budget? Try as they might, the General Assembly has had a hard time garnering the needed votes from the Democratic caucus to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto. Try as he might, the governor has had a…
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Back-to-school fake news
During the first few weeks of every new school year, the mainstream media and public–school advocacy organizations proclaim North Carolina has a severe teacher shortage. Throughout August, they raise alarms about the thousands of administrative, teaching, and staff vacancies listed on the N. C. Schools…
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North Carolina is a middle state
We are certainly a middle state along the spectrum of American politics. But we rank 46th in the number of residents who describe themselves as moderate.
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Fighting cronyism could boost N.C. freedom ranking
Policies that favor special interests hurt the Tar Heel State in a national report.
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Regulatory closet gets summer cleaning
Over the decades, state agencies and local governments have adopted a range of criminal penalties for offenses that, whatever their adverse social effects may be, don’t necessarily merit criminal prosecution.
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N.C. sells liquor through 170 independent, political boards: What could go wrong?
It has begun. Or, probably more accurately, a local and statewide crusade to prevent privatization of North Carolina’s liquor business is intensifying. Even though legislative efforts to move toward a system of private licensure are relatively nascent, and a leader in…
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SCOTUS showing subtleties of jurisprudence
We tend to think of U.S. Supreme Court justices as ideological, their views and actions mapping neatly onto the conventional liberal-to-conservative continuum of American politics. Their decisions are thought to conform to the party of the president who nominated them. The current conservative bloc is Chief Justice John Roberts…
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Trade wars hurt Carolina workers
Lots of North Carolinians design, produce, process, transport, or market exports — and neither political posturing nor “tough” talk can replace the income they lose as other countries hike tariffs in response to ours.