Opinion
Is Democracy on the ballot in 2024?
It appears that the "democracy is at risk" message was projection, as the Democrat elite bided their time until after the primaries to replace President Biden in the November race.
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Your turn to drive
Opinion
Courts must rein in the North Carolina zoning police
Inherent in the right to own and possess property is the right to use it. And North Carolina cities and towns would be much better off if courts and local governments respected that right.
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You promise?
Opinion
Shot clocks for permits make sense
NC is again at the forefront of debate about shot clocks — only these apply not to players in a game but to officials in regulatory proceedings.
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Medicaid managed care: A win-win solution for health and budgets
If the goal is to both improve the health of North Carolinians and the fiscal health of the state, Medicaid managed care is proving to be a success on both fronts.
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Appeal to top NC court pits Second Amendment against education safety concern
The state Supreme Court could take up the case of a homeless man who left guns in his parked car when he sought medical treatment at UNC Hospitals.
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Towards the exits
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Western NC town comes for residential property rights
NC courts have never allowed amortization for low-intensity uses in residential zones. Highlands would be pushing the boundaries.
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Captain Obvious
Opinion
Let’s build on Constitution Avenue
We now have a system in which many politicians, judges, and activists believe unless a right is specifically protected in the constitution, it doesn’t exist.
Opinion
NC’s largest school district just imposed Biden’s radical Title IX rewrite on gender
I offered amendments to protect biological female students and to provide single-stall bathrooms for trans students. My amendments were unilaterally shut down.
