Opinion
Health bill shows all is not lost
North Carolina leaders from both parties agree that one factor driving up the cost of health care is a shortage of providers. They just did something about it.
Opinion
Three factors could limit our growth
Convincing out-of-state businesses to relocate or add new facilities here is wonderful. But startups make economies more resilient.
Opinion
2 tales in 1 budget: Right-sizing government, wrong-turn on taxes
In the NC House’s recently released budget plan, there are two starkly different stories unfolding—one of responsible reform and one of political retreat.
Opinion
Expand options to ease health costs
Giving physician assistants more freedom to deliver care isn’t a new, untested idea. It’s already happening elsewhere. North Carolina should be next.
News
Doctor fired from Duke for resisting DEI agenda says majority of colleagues agree
Dr. Conger, whose been a doctor at Duke for 12 years, questioned the science of racism being considered a health crisis. He said most of his colleagues in the emergency department felt the same way, but they wouldn’t speak up.
Opinion
People of means have always had school choice
We've always had educational choice for those of means. All the school-choice movement is trying to do is provide those same choices to those who haven't traditionally had them.
News
North Carolina ranks among best states to retire on a budget
North Carolina has been ranked one of the top states to retire on a budget.
Opinion
Key political questions for NC in 2024
North Carolina will punch above its weight in 2024 when it comes to political significance. As noted last year by U.S. News and World Report: “From the race for president down the ticket to agriculture commissioner, a uniquely competitive political environment assures the state will be one of the centers of the political universe in...
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Higher auto, motorcycle insurance rates take effect today in NC
Starting today, auto and motorcycle insurance rates are increasing in North Carolina.
Opinion
College rankings reveal awkward truths
College and university rankings are a Massive Deal, as Regina George might say — and not just during football season. U.S. News & World Report was once a weekly newsmagazine. Now its primary business is to publish rankings of college and university programs (as well as hospitals and other institutions). It has many competitors, as...
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NC auto, motorcycle insurance rates to rise later this year
North Carolinians will see their auto insurance rates increase by 4.5% on Dec. 1 or after and again in 2024 through a settlement reached between the North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI) and insurance companies. Motorcycle liability will also increase 2.3% on or after Dec.1 and in 2024.
Opinion
The ‘new study finds’ approach to overregulation
Now we’re cooking with gas!” This classic Americanism carries the sense of definite progress, things working according to plan, and being headed to success (perhaps after an uncertain start). It has the same rhetorical heft as “Full steam ahead.” It was popularized by radio stars Bob Hope and Jack Benny in the 1930s, and was...
