Opinion
Top NC court could settle executive, legislative appointments fight
Lower courts have offered mixed decisions for the Democratic governor and Republican legislative leaders.
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Marx’s Parade
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A post-Thanksgiving reflection on gratitude over grievance
Outrage won’t solve our problems. And it won’t prepare us for tomorrow. What is needed now is a sense of redemption and reasons to feel hopeful.
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A banner year for reliable energy, but some concerns persist
Policymakers should amend the Carbon Plan law to make carbon neutrality a goal instead of a mandate. The most important thing for power provision in NC is meeting consumers’ need for reliable and least-cost electricity.
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Pardoned
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Liberating nurses won’t harm patients
Given our state’s population growth and ever-rising cost of medical services, North Carolina ought to be a leader in health care innovation. Alas, we are a laggard. For example, North Carolina is one of only a handful of states that severely limit the freedom of nurse practitioners to deliver services for which they are licensed...
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The State Board of Elections must be and seem nonpartisan
Anything less undermines confidence that our elections are free and fair. That, in turn, undermines faith in all our government institutions.
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Like it or not, NC runs on immigrant labor
Americans are signaling that they want three things at the same time: jobs in comfortable offices, products made in America, and an end to large-scale immigration. In reality (until the robots arrive), we probably have to pick two.
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The Mayflower Compact: America’s first great experiment
The Mayflower Compact stands as living proof that the principles John Locke would later define were already embedded in the human pursuit of liberty.
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Turning gratitude into action
Thanksgiving is likely a hustle today for all of us. But when the moment of calm reflection hits, embrace the gratitude, abundance, and connection that we are so blessed to experience here in NC.
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Turkeys
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ProPublica’s hit piece on NC Supreme Court gets the law wrong
The article consistently conflates conservative judicial philosophy with ethical failings. There is nothing illegitimate about a court majority sharing a philosophy that happens to be conservative, originalist, or textualist.
