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Cary case is a wake-up call to combat local government secrecy, waste, and corruption

State Board of Elections proposes new campaign finance rules

How government “economic incentive” programs push us toward central planning

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The truth about universal coverage, part one

What do teachers think about K-12 education and school choice?

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Energy

High power bills? Blame bad state policies, not data centers

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Cary case is a wake-up call to combat local government secrecy, waste, and corruption

State Board of Elections proposes new campaign finance rules

Budget, Taxation & Economy

How government “economic incentive” programs push us toward central planning

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Dismantling Barriers To Economic Mobility in North Carolina

Locke report identifies pathway to equal justice and opportunity RALEIGH — For every North Carolinian to thrive, we must clear the pathway blocked by entrenched and historic impediments that narrow opportunity and…

CMS to require teachers to attend 1.5 hour “Race, Bias, Power, Equity” training

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has embraced Critical Race Theory in a big way. Here is more proof:

Liberty

Good Riddance, COVID-19

Thanks to the folks at Axios for this snapshot, showing that COVID-19 cases are declining or steady, with no states in the ‘red.’ Note that North Carolina is green —…

Martin Center’s Leef highlights Christian college’s fight against the feds

George Leef writes for the Martin Center about one Christian college’s stand against the federal Leviathan. Under the Constitution, the federal government has no power over education, including arrangements that…

Is Woke Major League Baseball Proud Of Itself Now?

Honestly, sometimes you have to wonder why some people don’t bother to think about the impact of their decisions. Woke Major League Baseball moved the All-Star game out of Atlanta…

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Regulation

Fight regulatory dark matter by defining terms properly

Regulatory dark matter is an executive agency's policies, guidelines, memos, or interpretive statements of rules that the agency then enforces as if they are the rules themselves. House Bill 361…

Liberty

Three strategies for dealing with Trump

James Antle of the Washington Examiner highlights Republicans’ contrasting approaches to the 45th president’s legacy. A looming leadership fight in the House is only partly over whether Rep. Liz Cheney…

Budget, Taxation & Economy

Swiss billionaire backs Democratic gerrymandering

Hayden Ludwig writes for the Washington Free Beacon about a foreign source of funding for Democratic electoral shenanigans. A liberal Swiss billionaire known for meddling in U.S. elections has funneled…

N.C. ranks No. 12 in Cato list of regulatory barriers for entrepreneurs

North Carolina ranks among the nation’s top 12, when it comes to limiting the state regulatory burden for businesses. That’s according to the latest report from the Cato Institute. Who’s…

Liberty

Good advice for conservative politicians who must deal with media

Jim Geraghty of National Review Online explains how Republicans in positions of political power can avoid self-inflicted wounds. If you’re a Republican officeholder, it is a fact of life that…

Health Care

Profit helps save lives

David Harsanyi reminds National Review Online readers that profit plays a critical role in making our lives better. The New York Times reports that “Pfizer Reaps Hundreds of Millions in…