Opinion
Health bill shows all is not lost
North Carolina leaders from both parties agree that one factor driving up the cost of health care is a shortage of providers. They just did something about it.
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It’s time to power down the Chromebook experiment
Instruction built so heavily around screens is not only a financial liability — it’s also taking a toll on students’ learning.
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On trust, MAGA, and the Epstein saga
It's not clear to me exactly what the facts are with regard to Epstein — whether he killed himself or not, whether he was part of a much bigger plot or not. But to maintain the trust of his supporters, Trump may be forced to reverse course and reveal more.
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Donor privacy: A constitutional right under siege
As North Carolina continues to grapple with these issues, policymakers must remember that the principles at stake — free speech, free association, and protection from government intimidation — are not negotiable.
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Medicaid expansion was conditional. And conditions have changed.
NC’s 2023 Medicaid expansion was passed with the promise that it would pay for itself. Now that promise is in jeopardy. The time has come for the NC GA to uphold its own law, honor that safeguard, and begin an orderly rollback of expansion before it threatens the very foundation of the Medicaid program.
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Gov Stein’s parents’ rights contradiction
Stein is conflicted because it’s unpopular with North Carolinians to infringe upon their parental rights, and because it’s unpopular with his radical left base to abandon the LGBTQ cause.
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Patriots lit torches for liberty — literally
The July 1775 burning of Fort Johnston was the first true military action of the Revolutionary War in North Carolina — but it would hardly be the last.
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Raleigh area’s US-1 is a road standing still in a region moving forward
With rising costs and an overburdened state budget due to Hurricane Helene and economic concerns, the future of the US-1 upgrade project depends on
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Courts’ take on constitutional silence could have major impact
A courtroom battle between Gov. Josh Stein and state legislative leaders could depend on words that do not appear in North Carolina's governing document.
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