Opinion
An Aspirational North Carolina
At every inflection point in American history, someone dared to imagine a world that didn’t exist. They dared to imagine a reality that seemed absolutely insane.
Opinion
What can (and can’t) be done about violence
The government does have a legitimate role to play in maintaining order, keeping the people safe, and punishing violent offenders. In fact, we could not enjoy our rights and freedoms without this protection.
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Confirmation of Cooper’s appointees likely to follow familiar process
The way the General Assembly confirms Cabinet appointees, by invoking the Senate’s constitutional authority, will mirror methods used in other states. The Senate unanimously adopted a framework for its advice-and-consent confirmation process for Cabinet secretaries as part of the rules for the session on the opening day of the 2017 legislative long session. Some states use select...
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Senators of both parties back Cabinet confirmations
Senators from both parties Wednesday cited the state Constitution and precedent in defending a law passed in December reducing the governor’s number of political appointees and requiring confirmation of his Cabinet members. Gov. Roy Cooper added challenges to those provisions to an existing lawsuit he filed against another bill reorganizing several aspects of state government....
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Tillis Talks Energy, Budget With Activists
MOORESVILLE — Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis talked Obamacare, energy policy, the federal budget, and the Export-Import Bank during a meeting with Americans for Prosperity activists during a luncheon Monday at the Langtree Plantation in Mooresville. He said that in some states, such as West Virginia, new emission standards from the Environmental Protection Agency would increase residents' energy bills on average an extra $1,200 annually.
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‘Jefferson’ and ‘Adams’ Debate Contemporary Issues At LIving History Event
FAYETTEVILLE — Immigration, questionable presidential executive orders, military involvement in overseas conflicts, and the role of the courts were issues that confronted U.S. presidents in the early days of the republic, including John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Actors portraying the two Founding Fathers spoke Monday night at the Cumberland County Historic Courthouse as a living history program sponsored by the John Locke Foundation’s North Carolina History Project.
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Republicans Scramble For Chance To Succeed Coble (Part 1)
RALEIGH — Nine Republicans are in the hunt to succeed 6th District U.S. Rep. Howard Coble, who's retiring after 15 terms in Washington. The winner of the May 6 GOP primary — and a possible July 15 runoff if no candidate gets at least 40 percent of the vote — will face the winner of the Democratic primary in the November general election. The 6th Congressional District is considered a strong Republican district by the N.C. FreeEnterprise Foundation.
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Friday Interview: Barone Reads Electoral Tea Leaves
RALEIGH — When Barack Obama won the presidential race in 2008 and his Democratic colleagues increased their advantages in the U.S. House and Senate, some pundits predicted a major realignment of American politics. Two years later, the picture looks much different. Michael Barone, senior political analyst for The Washington Examiner, top political analyst for Fox News, and co-author of The Almanac of American Politics recently discussed the changing political landscape with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
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Friday Interview: The Perils of Bad Information
RALEIGH — If you’ve ever heard the idea that bad money, or cheap money, chases good money out of circulation, you’ve heard a description of Gresham’s Law. Dan Henninger, deputy editor of the Wall Street Journal’s editorial page, says that same law seems to apply to information as well. He discussed his theory of a Gresham’s Law of information with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
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N.C. Group Urges Bible as Textbook
DURHAM — There are many efforts nationally to get the content of the Bible incorporated into public-school curricula using several secular textbooks. But one North Carolina group has a different idea. They suggest that the Bible itself be used as a textbook.
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Justice Orr Describes Institute’s Role
RALEIGH — Hoping to restore the luster of the trampled North Carolina Constitution, former N.C. Supreme Court Justice Robert F. Orr said Monday that a new organization he heads will promote the operation of state government based on constitutional principles. Among the issues the N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law may choose to litigate in state court are business subsidies and tax credits as a means of economic development, Orr said. ICL may attempt to have the courts determine whether such subsidies fit the Constitution’s requirement that state government use public monies for “public purpose” only.
