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Unfortunate trade … off
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Don’t play favorites with business taxes
Even if it were technically feasible and politically sustainable, it would still be grossly unfair to tax companies differently based on size, location, average wages, or industry.
Opinion
Hospital mergers: Profits over patients
“Economies of scale, lower administrative costs, and more coordinated care will lower overall costs and improve the quality of health care.” This is a line we typically hear when large hospital systems merge or acquire smaller practices. To many, this may seem reasonable. For example, think about a large retail store such as Walmart. When...
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Can’t stand up to scrutiny
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Toro! Toro!
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Population trends may surprise you
Even as North Carolina becomes the nation's seventh-ranking state in population by 2040, our growth rate will be declining significantly.
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Alcohol reform may be coming to N.C., and it’s about time
The N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control system — created in 1937 in the wake of the repeal of Prohibition — for the past 80-plus years has remained mostly static. But this may soon change, as lawmakers have offered several proposals to repair the broken, outdated system. But what’s interesting this session, despite the many past attempts to reform the system,...
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The pattern is clear
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Partisan squabble could overshadow clear need for disaster recovery reform
A recent squabble over state response to Hurricane Matthew highlights significant flaws in a federal disaster recovery program.
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The center folds
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