If North Carolina government is going to go into the gambling business, there are better ways to spend the money that class-size reduction and preschool programs.
Left-leaning magazines challenge readers to re-examine their beliefs.
LOS ANGELES, CA — In the San Francisco Chronicle, Reason's Robert Poole details how San Francisco and other metro areas can benefit from a breakthrough transit solution being developed in Houston: "Instead of building exclusive busways, transportation officials there are developing the virtual equivalent of exclusive busways.
The right to lobby government officials is protected by state and federal constitutions. But rules that require disclosure and distinguish lobbying from bribery are proper in a republican form of government.
“Money, money, money, money, money.” So goes the refrain of the song by the O’Jays, forever immortalized in the pantheon of primetime television by real estate mogul Donald Trump. Trump’s skillful apprentices notwithstanding, most of us still relegate an all-encompassing preoccupation with money to the world of high finance.
No one should doubt that the practice of lobbying encompasses activities clearly protected by the state and federal constitutions. Reform is not about abridging these freedoms.
The North Carolina Metropolitan Coalition is pressing for legislative action to increase appropriations for the state’s justice system. This core function of government deserves attention.
NEW YORK, NY — A new study by Kevin Booker, Ron Zimmer, and Richard Buddin analyzes the influence of charter schools on the distribution of students by race, ethnicity, and ability in California and Texas. Students are tracked between various schools.
Periods in American history look strikingly different depending on one's political point of view. At the same time, historical scripts shape political views.
The federal forecast shows job growth will stay about the same in 10 years, but the types of jobs are expected to change.
North Carolina's plan to reform mental-health care saddles local governments with an expensive responsibility.
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