Opinion
Critical Year in NC Politics
As I shoved the head and shoulders of the short fan man out the sixth-floor window of the Sir Walter Hotel, my associate Jay Allen urged restraint.
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Too big to fill
Opinion
Dirty Politics on Dix Hill
If anyone has engaged in dirty dealing linked to the 300 acres of prime Raleigh real estate, it’s the crowd that rushed a 75-year lease through state government as Beverly Perdue exited the governor’s mansion.
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An name is a name
Opinion
Medicaid Reform Holds Promise
If North Carolina’s Medicaid costs were at the regional average, we’d be spending about $640 million less in state money next year than is currently projected.
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Airball
Opinion
Background to an Eventful Week
A resolution is not a bill. A bill introduced is not a bill enacted. And a bill enacted is not necessarily a major policy change affecting the everyday lives of North Carolinians.
Opinion
Time to Fix Our Interstates
While I favor tolls as a useful tool for adding highway capacity, it isn’t suited for every job.
Opinion
CJ Editorial: A (Mostly) Wise and Frugal Budget
The governor's first budget doesn't try to do too much, and that's a good thing.
Opinion
Obamanomics on Steroids: Renewable Energy and Job Creation
Those pushing renewable energy subsidies in North Carolina are using the same faulty logic that propped up the president's failed stimulus plan.
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Stop digging!
Opinion
Cut Your Electric Bill: Repeal the Mandate!
A bill moving through the General Assembly would block higher electricity costs that are being imposed on North Carolinians for no good reason.
