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NC should pay attention to the portable benefits moment
Lawmakers can clarify that voluntary benefit contributions do not affect worker classification, creating legal clarity for businesses and new options for workers.
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Fiscal storm is about to hit us
The General Assembly elected this November will have to close budget holes for Medicaid and SNAP. Municipal and county officials elected in 2026 and 2027 will have to craft current and capital budgets that assume federal grants will shrink, not grow.
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Property revaluations hide tax hikes and county costs
Unlike other taxes, which fluctuates with economic circumstances or interactions with the market, property taxes are based on assessed values that may have no relationship to a homeowner's actual ability to pay.
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In an attention economy, every click is a civic act
The attention economy is not particularly motivated by directing us to real solutions or towards the people who will best lead us. It's motivated only by whether or not you look and interact.
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No, President Trump, let’s not nationalize election administration
Many of the reforms Trump has been seeking, such as improving voter rolls and election system security, would make our elections better. But it is not his call to make those changes.
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Federalist No. 6: Concerning dangers from dissensions between the states
There have been, if I may so express it, almost as many popular as royal wars.
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Why NC is outperforming the nation’s soft landing
While the country decelerates, North Carolina is holding its footing. That contrast is not accidental.
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Stability of law requires clarity of language
Most people do not realize the words included in our constitutions, general statutes, ordinances, etc. sometimes do not mean what we believe they mean. Common definitions have been changed through the years to appear to have different meanings, and we must go back to the original intent or legal definition to know the truth.
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