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NC should lead the nation in ag innovation
On May 19, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture announced that the economic impact of North Carolina’s agriculture sector had topped $100 billion for the first time. That is a fantastic accomplishment, and everyone involved in the extended supply chain of our state’s agribusinesses should be proud. While North Carolina has a burgeoning agriculture sector,...
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Conservatives must continue to champion free-market capitalism
Last week, I conducted a Twitter poll asking a simple question: Does American conservatism require some level of belief in capitalism and free markets? With 434 votes cast, 79.5% said yes — an overwhelming supermajority that would melt the brains of NCPOL journos if it were Republican General Assembly election results. What does this anecdote...
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Big fish coming
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Emails show UNC lobbying against bill to teach founding documents
Uncovered emails from senior officials at the University of North Carolina revealed the government affairs team worked behind the scenes to stop college constitutional literacy legislation called the REACH Act, according to emails obtained in a recent public records request. I requested the records to see what discussions the UNC System lobbyists might be having...
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IRS in the dog house
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Of course books can be dangerous
A thought occurred to me as I was traveling through the North Carolina Piedmont last week. The notion didn’t have to do with my location but was instead prompted by the lecture I was listening to on the way. It was one of an excellent series on the world’s political hot spots issued by a...
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Banning CRT won’t limit how teachers can teach
The way progressives have reacted to a bill limiting controversial racial school lessons should tell us everything we need to know about how they view education. House Bill 187, called the Equality in Education Act, currently in the Senate, promises to effectively end the teaching of critical race theory within North Carolina schools. The bill,...
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If I’m hearing you right…
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Speeding up rate cuts helps everyone who pays NC income tax
Gov. Roy Cooper and his ideological allies make off-base complaints about the state Senate's proposed rate cuts.
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Just hanging on
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Carolina voters dislike big government
North Carolina Democrats are frustrated. It’s not hard to see why. Since 2008, when Barack Obama narrowly won the state and Kay Hagan beat Elizabeth Dole by a more comfortable margin, Democrats have fought hard but lost every subsequent presidential and Senate race in the Tar Heel State. In 2010, Republicans won their first majorities...
