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Most in N.C. will have one Obamacare option in 2017
The troubled federal law continues to compile a growing list of casualties.
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Don’t deter workers from moving
Today’s relative lack of interstate mobility is harmful. It is probably one reason why the recovery from the Great Recession has been anemic by historical standards.
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Happy happy happy?
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Surplus should be election issue
Focusing attention on North Carolina’s recent fiscal and economic history would make voters feel better about the direction of their state, not worse.
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PARODY: ABC trucks to address N.C. ‘booze deserts’
The Legislative Research Commission’s Committee on Booze Desert Zones recently concluded that nearly 28.3 percent of North Carolinians lack adequate access to hard liquor. To remedy this, the legislative commission has recommended that a state-run fleet of trucks traveling through alcohol-deprived areas selling bottles of state-controlled hooch may be the best way to alleviate the presence...
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Dancing with The Donald
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Beware parachute journalism
Out-of-town reporters can miss the real story while chasing their favorite narrative.
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Streetcar line a political project
The city of Charlotte really wants to build a streetcar line. Queen City taxpayers probably will have to dig a bit deeper to pay for it, though, as construction bids have come in over 30 percent above projections. Such overages should come as no surprise, given the history of transit projects in general and the...
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How ’bout them redistricting apples
A major media outlet's "red herring" distracts from a comparison of competing election redistricting plans.
