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A knowledge gap surrounding a hot redistricting term
The efficiency gap focuses on past elections, so its usefulness for the latest North Carolina redistricting process appears limited.
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Some reforms enjoy broad support
Many state leaders believe that North Carolina should find ways to ease the transition of convicted criminals into the job market, reform occupational licensing, and offer more apprenticeships.
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A never-ending fight for freedom
The 2017 legislative long session is over. Kind of. In the wee hours of June 30, on the eve of the new fiscal year, the General Assembly adjourned, only to schedule encore sessions in August and September. The session started with what seemed like the unending distraction…
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One government program that might be worth extending
It’s often good news to learn that a government body is slated to do its work and then go away. But a bill recently signed into law by Gov. Roy Cooper offers one example of a temporary government group that might offer more benefits if it’s made permanent. It’s called…
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Exaggeration won’t stop school choice
It would be exceedingly odd if K-12 education were so different from other large-scale enterprises that standard rules of human behavior didn’t apply to it.
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Special legislative election: a slam dunk for Democrats?
If you’re a North Carolina political junkie, it must seem like Christmas came in July. Which Tar Heel politicos’ stockings are filled with lumps of coal may depend on what happens Thursday in Greensboro. That day a panel of three federal judges finally will hear attorneys for the General Assembly,…
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Shrinking government takes courage
When it comes to acting on fiscally conservative principles, there are important differences between Republican lawmakers in Raleigh and Republican politicians in Washington, D.C.
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Reversing the U.S. slip-and-slide in math
Here’s a new math fact for a new school year: The U.S. will launch the year at the back of the global classroom. Other countries have surged ahead, populating a global STEM pipeline that teems with talent. Yet despite hundreds of billions of dollars in annual education spending and years…
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Recognizing the importance of the separation of powers
Judges cannot use their power "to step into the shoes of the other branches of government."…