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This year’s legislative session should feature a lot of ‘no’
A top N.C. Senate leader offers colleagues good advice as they approach budget discussions.
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Don’t make George Floyd an asterisk
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In orbit
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Job losses merit energetic response
More than a third of all positions lost in North Carolina in March and April were in hospitality and food service. Fully half of all the jobs in these sectors disappeared.
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One lawyer’s dream come true: Getting Democrats elected
Marc Elias, the high-profile Washington, D.C., political operative with a law license, has one goal — getting Democrats elected to office. A crucial 2020 election and coronavirus have Elias believing he’s got an opportunity to put North Carolina in the win column for Democrats with expanded mail voting. Elias, who the New York Times describes as “one of the most formidable election lawyers...
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Stick to the science
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Broken health insurance system likely to get worse
Health insurance coverage is one issue that will transcend short-term and long-term recovery from COVID-19. Short-term changes in health coverage will likely require long-term strategies to address the needs of individuals whose source of health coverage changed during the pandemic. A recent report by consulting firm Health Management Associates predicts extensive changes to North Carolina’s...
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Time out
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Friends in low places
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Go-slow reopening may be costly
if North Carolina has a particularly bad jobs reports next month, the governor’s go-slow approach to reopening will likely be responsible for a significant share of the negative economic consequences.
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World’s foremost ‘rational optimist’ says innovation will help COVID-19 recovery
The pandemic could spur innovation and new practices that lead to greater worldwide prosperity.
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