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Boliek reassigns election liaison, citing county chair effort winding down
The OSA says that Woodhouse will now work in strategic initiatives related to constituent services and communications.
Opinion
NCInnovation looks a lot like ‘Bidenomics, has strong ties to Dems
A recent Economist magazine article examined President Joe Biden’s industrial policy approach, describing it as “place-based industrial policy.” The article describes such policies as directing tens of billions of taxpayer dollars to specific “struggling regions” in order to boost manufacturing capacity and hopefully incentivize private investment. Specific examples the article cites include $10 billion to...
Opinion
Dems Prioritize Governor’s Race
Richard Burr has benefitted from good timing throughout his political career. His streak appears to be intact going into 2016.
Opinion
CJ Editorial: Stop the Slush Fund Sleaze
Marc Basnight has retired. The Department of Transportation should stop maintaining a checking account for his successors in the General Assembly.
Opinion
North Carolina Overboard With Commissions
Over the years, many state boards and commissions have become nests of political patronage, overseeing billions of tax dollars every year with scant oversight and almost no accountability. Most serve no legitimate public purpose.
Opinion
Overboard with Commissions
Lawmakers serious about scaling back state government should examine the overabundance of oversight groups.
Opinion
When The Constitution Mattered
Chester A. Arthur was one of those rare federal officials who actually believed that the Constitution imposed binding constraints on the exercise of federal power.
Opinion
Flashback: Another Pay To Pave Scandal
Should North Carolina communities have to raise money for a political candidate in order to get their roads paved?
Opinion
Scandal Returns To The Headlines
Jim Black is in prison, and his son is now in the crosshairs. But there are many other politicians and political operators who play similar games and just haven’t been caught yet.
Opinion
No. 920: UNC Governance Scrutinized
UNC's governors—the largest state university governing board in the nation—is ripe for a pruning and a political root canal.
Opinion
A Better Debate on Worker Pay
Decisions about compensating government employees shouldn’t be made on political considerations. They should flow naturally from setting proper priorities.
Opinion
A Peek at Black’s Enemies List
The latest story out of the Black political machine is arguably the worst — an example of political payback against a state contractor because he expressed an opinion that the speaker didn’t like.
