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One government program that might be worth extending
It’s often good news to learn that a government body is slated to do its work and then go away. But a bill recently signed into law by Gov. Roy Cooper offers one example of a temporary government group that might offer more benefits if it’s made permanent. It’s called the Joint Legislative Study Commission...
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Exaggeration won’t stop school choice
It would be exceedingly odd if K-12 education were so different from other large-scale enterprises that standard rules of human behavior didn’t apply to it.
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Drip, drip, drip
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Wires crossed
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Special legislative election: a slam dunk for Democrats?
If you’re a North Carolina political junkie, it must seem like Christmas came in July. Which Tar Heel politicos’ stockings are filled with lumps of coal may depend on what happens Thursday in Greensboro. That day a panel of three federal judges finally will hear attorneys for the General Assembly, Gov. Roy Cooper, and a host...
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Calling his own tune
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Shrinking government takes courage
When it comes to acting on fiscally conservative principles, there are important differences between Republican lawmakers in Raleigh and Republican politicians in Washington, D.C.
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Reversing the U.S. slip-and-slide in math
Here’s a new math fact for a new school year: The U.S. will launch the year at the back of the global classroom. Other countries have surged ahead, populating a global STEM pipeline that teems with talent. Yet despite hundreds of billions of dollars in annual education spending and years of top-down school reform, U.S....
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Burdens of office
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Malpractice
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Recognizing the importance of the separation of powers
Judges cannot use their power "to step into the shoes of the other branches of government."
