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New construction moderates home prices

State and local leaders say they want to lower the cost of living for most North Carolinians. In many cases, however, their actions don’t match their words. Take housing, for example. While it remains easier for lower-to-middle income folks to buy or rent in North Carolina than in most other states, median home prices have...

John Hood

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For a ‘golden age,’ we must rise to meet our challenges

President Donald Trump’s 2026 State of the Union speech on Tuesday was, true to form, a bold assertion of winning and success, both of the first year of his second term and of the nation at large. I don’t want to attempt to analyze all the claims made, as I’m sure many national commentators will...

David Larson
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NC needs common‑sense guardrails on high‑risk antibiotics

A functioning market depends on informed consumers, but when a patient is handed a prescription without being told that the drug carries multiple black‑box warnings and risk of permanent disability, the consumer cannot make a rational choice.

Lauren Saikkonen