Lawmakers aren’t deadlocked on regulation
For more than a decade, lawmakers have used both fiscal and regulatory policy to make North Carolina a more attractive place to live, work, and do business.
Within 15 hours of receiving an urgent request from NC’s Department of Public Safety, Amazon delivered more than 19,000 ounces of baby formula to the Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh so the state’s National Guard could get the supplies to Asheville.
Apartment construction is booming. But single-family home construction is down. And a lot of that is due to the slow process of getting permits for building subdivisions.
Whether the disagreement is over abortion, the war in the Middle East, or the actions of the president of the United States, passions seem to be bubbling over into violence more and more frequently.
Whether you dream of being a physician or a beekeeper, chances are a state licensing board remains a prominent factor for entry into your profession. It shouldn't be.
Perhaps a middle ground can be found between the House and Senate tax plans, like replacing the three 0.5 percentage point reductions with six 0.25 percentage point reductions spread over the same eight-year period.
We should use words in way.
Tearing down statutes isn’t equivalent to looting stores or assaulting people. But allowing any riotous act to accomplish a political end sets a bad precedent.
The patriots’ fight for liberty and representative government at Bunker Hill remains relevant to modern struggles against government overreach and the erosion of accountability.
North Carolina's second-highest court has upheld trespassing convictions against two journalists who covered a 2021 Asheville protest.