Opinion
Corporate welfare is the real problem, not tax cuts
Legislators should maintain the plan to eliminate the corporate income tax in 2030 and begin to phase out programs that provide corporate welfare.
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Agriculture faces severe labor shortage
North Carolina farmers are among the nation’s most-frequent users of H-2A visas, accounting for about 7% of our total agricultural workforce.
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Words matter: Treason, gaming, and amnesty
We should use words in ways that are understandable and fair. Do we talk past each other because we use different language, even when we all use English?
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Unleashing ‘granny flats’ could help heal housing shortage
Finding ways to encourage more ADUs would be a major boost to tackling housing affordability and accessibility in NC.
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State regulation of ‘tidal ditches’ unjustly limits coastal land owners
In claiming this newfound jurisdiction, NCDCM was, with just a mere interpretation, rendering hundreds and possibly thousands of previously unregulated and otherwise perfectly beneficial acres of land, useless to any activity outside of agriculture and forestry.
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State shouldn’t seize children from parents over differing gender views
The NC House is currently considering HB 560, which would make clear in statute that raising a child in accordance with their biological sex, even if that child objects, is not abuse justifying state intervention.
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The Negotiators
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VE Day is not just memory. It’s a mandate.
Americans should ask: Are we still a people who believe freedom is worth sacrifice? Do we still see leadership as service, not dominion? Are we still a nation capable of moral resolve?
Opinion
Why are NC lawmakers copying Illinois’ worst swipe fee policy?
This swipe-fee scheme might sound sweet, but it’s likely to end in regret for NC consumers and small businesses.
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Activists are wrong about camping bans
In a 2024 poll of NC voters, more than 80% of Democrats and Republicans said that it is more compassionate for homeless people to sleep in designated camping areas than to be left to sleep on the street.
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