Opinion
Odd-year primaries yield normal outcomes
One conclusion to be drawn from the congressional primaries we’ve seen so far this year is that significant expenditure is a necessary but insufficient condition for electoral success.
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Survey shows major support to lift cap on craft beer distribution
North Carolinians have an insatiable taste for craft beers, and they have little tolerance for lawmakers who want to tamper with how they get their stouts and IPAs. A survey of North Carolina voters bears that out. Brewers around the state, some 180 of them, simply want what’s fair. One goal of craftfreedom.org — a...
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NCGA roundup: Good fiscal news from legislative analysts
RALEIGH — The General Assembly’s top economist on Tuesday told legislative budget writers that the state had a “steady as we go” economy that is now faring better than most other states. “We now have reached a point where we are now surpassing the average growth of the nation as a whole,” said Barry Boardman...
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NCGA roundup: Immigration reform, UNC Board of Governors on agenda
RALEIGH — State lawmakers have introduced a broad bill aimed at cracking down on certain undocumented immigrants. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Harry Warren, R-Rowan, would increase penalties for people who manufacture or sell false ID cards. It would also make it more difficult for people not lawfully in the country to post bond if...
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Craft breweries try again to raise cap on self-distribution
RALEIGH — State Rep. Michael Speciale, R-Craven, has filed a bill that would increase the amount of beer smaller craft breweries could brew and sell without having to contract with a wholesale distributor. House Bill 67 would increase the cap from 25,000 barrels per year to 100,000 barrels per year. A barrel of beer is 31...
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NCGA roundup: Property sellers would not have to disclose ‘wish list’ projects, under proposed bill
RALEIGH — Properties included in certain long-range “wish list” road projects would not have to be disclosed in real estate transactions, under a bill filed in the state House. The bill, House Bill 31, sponsored by Rep. Kelly Hastings, R-Gaston, would consider a property’s inclusion in a comprehensive transportation plan “not a material fact.” Comprehensive transportation...
