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Budget, Taxation & Economy
A Question of Trust: Alamance County commissioners don’t trust voters; can voters trust them?
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Strike Four? Despite three strikes on tax hikes, Harnett County officials try again
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Tax Hike in Person Would Be Bad for Small Business: Three of Five Commissioners Agree
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Education
Yes, Governor Cooper, Private Schools Are Accountable
Gov. Cooper is warning others to oppose the expansion of the Opportunity Scholarship Program because he thinks private schools lack accountability. Schools with Opportunity Scholarship students must comply with various…
Education
Major Charter School Bill Advances
Major charter school legislation moved a step closer to reality on Wednesday as the Senate Education committee approved HB 618 by a party-line voice vote. If enacted into law, the…
Research Brief
Energy
How MVP Permitting Approvals Can Help Bridge the Gap from Coal to Zero-Emissions Nuclear
The North Carolina Utilities Commission’s initial Carbon Plan would close over 9,000 MWs of coal-fired generation by 2035. Since North Carolina’s only interstate natural gas pipeline is fully subscribed and…
Elections & Public Integrity
Public Statements on Two Election Reform Bills
I offered public comments on two election reform bills before the North Carolina Senate Redistricting and Elections Committee on June 14. My prepared comments (which assumed a two-minute speaking time…
Research Brief
Elections & Public Integrity
State Board of Elections Wants Funds to Update Aging Computer Systems
The North Carolina State Board of Elections uses two computer systems to manage data such as campaign fiance reports, voter registration, and election counts. The Board has asked the General…
Liberty
Clarence Thomas Is the Hardest Working Justice on the Supreme Court, and It’s Not Even Close
I’ve written before about the left’s long running attempt to smear Justice Thomas, including a disgraceful hit piece by New York Times legal correspondent, Adam Liptak, falsely implying that Thomas…
Liberty
“The new symbiotic relationship of government and private power … is the constitutional challenge of our age.”
That’s a line from a recent blogpost by consitutional scholar Randy Barnett. Here’s another excerpt: Columbia Law School Professor Philip Hamburger has an important essay this weekend on the Wall…
Research Brief
Education
What We Learned from Polls of Parents and School Board Members
Large percentages of school board members and parents agreed that parents have a legal right to all medical and psychological information about their child. Board members and parents agreed parents…
Energy
The Initial Carbon Plan: What Are Its Mandates, and Do They Align with State Law?
Note: This post is a compilation of the five-part series of research briefs on the initial Carbon Plan. They discussed the plan’s mandates for nuclear power and coal (Part 1),…
Research Brief
Agriculture
Why Can’t Meat and Poultry from State-Inspected Facilities Be Sold Across State Lines?
Despite having to meet the same inspection requirements, state-inspected meat processing facilities can sell only within the state, while federal facilities can sell across state lines. This restriction makes an…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Six Important Fixes for the NCInnovation Budget Proposal
Before there’s any further discussion about the NCInnovation appropriation, the following concerns should be addressed.
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The Great Reset: An Attack on Freedom and Sovereignty
The “Great Reset” is an effort led by the World Economic Forum to reshape the global economy. Its goal is to replace traditional “shareholder capitalism” with a politicized “stakeholder capitalism.”The…