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Drones (and the First Amendment) Take on Regulatory Overreach in North Carolina
Drone technology may be new, but the principles at stake are as old as the nation itself.
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Taxes in your basket
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Political fantasies can be costly
Politicians who assert the magic of multiplier effects to justify their pet programs may be dissembling. But it is my experience that most of the time, they don’t know enough about the matter to be lying.
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Shifting interpretation of Title IX demands action from lawmakers
Title IX isn’t about discrimination based on gender. Title IX protects individuals from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance. Title IX states simply that “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or...
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Un-American
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Debt
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Just say no to the Biden – Buttigieg mileage tax scheme
North Carolina, per-capita, is one of the most rural states in the country and would be disproportionally impacted by a new mileage tax scheme.
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N.C. Supreme Court mulling groundbreaking bullying case
The N.C. Supreme Court on March 23 heard oral arguments in a case that could for the first time extend state constitutional protections against extreme bullying in public schools and hold school systems responsible when failing to act. The state high court will decide if North Carolina’s constitutional right of a “sound basic education” as defined...
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White privilege
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State has too much debt already
Even at low interest rates, borrowing is costlier than paying cash. And the governor proposes to put his $4.6 billion debt spree on the ballot in an off-year, low-turnout election.
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Bill forcing schools to serve Muscadine juice should die on the vine
A bill filed in the House last month is meant to encourage healthy eating in schools, particularly healthy food grown or produced in North Carolina. Thing is, this bill does nothing of the sort. The measure, House Bill 136, promotes Muscadine grape juice in public schools and the state’s colleges and universities — as part...
