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Leandro parties demand $427 million increase in education spending
This week, the plaintiffs and the defendants in the Leandro v. North Carolina case submitted their action plan to Superior Court Judge David Lee, who was appointed four years ago to oversee the state’s compliance with the 26-year-old case. The Joint Report To The Court On Sound Basic Education For All: Fiscal Year 2021 Action...
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Defunding the police is absurd
Fewer cops on the street will likely produce more crime and disorder. It will immiserate people, particularly those who reside in lower-income communities where crime rates are higher.
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Competitors for top court job take opposing sides in sex predator case
The two candidates for the top job on North Carolina’s highest court have squared off for the first time in more than a year. Their competing takes on a case involving a convicted sexual predator could offer voters valuable information this fall. Democrat Cheri Beasley has served since February 2019 as chief justice of the...
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Cooper’s orders were relatively strict
The only state in the Southeast that seems to rival North Carolina in the stringency of COVID-19 regulation is Virginia. Not coincidentally, the two states have had among the largest drops in consumer and worker mobility.
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It’s time to rethink the employer-sponsored health insurance model
As our country looks to rebound from the coronavirus, it’s fair to say we may change things we considered normal. Office workspaces could gradually transition more into remote working, massive social gatherings could be subject to additional safety measures, and retail shopping could have a different look, to name a few. Another example of something familiar...
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Garden State gripe strikes too close to home for locked-down N.C.
One New Jersey-based writer's description of his COVID-19 lockdown experience should sound familiar to North Carolinians.
