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Stop talking about priorities, governor, and open businesses, schools
Gov. Roy Cooper may not even realize it, but he’s fallen into a weird pattern of announcing priorities. Cooper issues executive orders — using broad powers granted him under the auspices of the N.C. Emergency Management Act — like a firefighter tossing out candy at a Christmas parade. That power, regardless of protests and lawsuits,...
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GOP-led legislature made sure we saved for this rainy day
North Carolina now consistently ranks among the best states in which to do business.
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Closing in
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I thought blacklisting was bad
Even perfectly legal private decisions to cancel people for their political opinions will, over time, weaken the culture of free expression. We need that culture.
Opinion
More fake election news
Almost 40% of American voters no longer trust the electoral system
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Newby’s first opinion as chief justice offers reminder of legislative power
A long-running dispute over an election ad offers a platform for defining "constitutional authority."
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Erased
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The courageous First Amendment
“Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty,” Thomas Jefferson I love the First Amendment with a burning hot passion of a thousand suns. It’s what drew me to journalism. Fear of losing it drew me to public policy. More information is freedom. Less information is tyranny. Freedom of speech,...
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You’re fired
Opinion
Sales-tax hike is unneeded
Gov. Cooper’s commission proposes raising the sales tax and using half the proceeds to reduce the gas tax. The net tax hike would come to as much as $6.3 billion over the next 10 years.
Opinion
The absurdity of continued school closings
The opening of schools feels like one of those seminal moments that cry for leadership.
