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Political fight could dim support for targeted tax giveaways

If lawmakers get no credit for their incentives programs, it's only fair to wonder how much longer they will support those programs.

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Why Left and Right disagree

When we argue about politics, we are all too often, quite literally, not speaking the same language when it comes to the definition of government.

Another no-drama budget cycle

North Carolinians had much to celebrate over the Independence Day weekend. Unlike residents of, say, New Jersey. Even though the Garden State had no budget in place, Jerseyites saw Gov. Chris Christie luxuriate on a public beach that was closed to, well, the public. Unless you were the governor — who has a state-owned residence near...

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