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Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Features Racial ‘Equity’ Agenda
Dan Lennington writes at National Review Online about one disturbing element of President Biden’s infrastructure plan. Democrats in Congress and the Biden administration have embarked together on an ambitious racial-equity…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
More Right-of-Center Praise for Private Space Travelers
Editors at the Washington Examiner join the chorus encouraging more private space travel. One could hardly have expected such rage and discontent at the fact that billionaires such as Jeff…
Transportation
Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Does Little for Bridges
Dominic Pino writes at National Review Online about President Biden’s questionable approach to infrastructure. “President Biden’s infrastructure deal will rebuild thousands of bridges,” says the official White House Twitter account.…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Inflation, Infrastructure, and a GOP Challenge
Christian Datoc of the Washington Examiner reports on the political debate surrounding a proposed federal infrastructure package. The bipartisan infrastructure framework negotiations have seemingly driven an inflation-shaped wedge between centrist…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
National Review Praises Space Efforts from Bezos, Branson
Editors at National Review Online offer kind words about two high-profile entrepreneurial efforts in space exploration. Over the last two weeks, a new frontier in space travel has been opened…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
New Carolina Journal Online Features
Johnny Kampis reports for Carolina Journal Online on North Carolina’s work to boost broadband access. The CJ Opinion highlights a state health care policy that promotes bullying and scare tactics…
Transportation
Biden Mouthpiece Considers $1.6 Trillion in Taxpayer Money ‘Minimal’
Jim Geraghty of National Review Online takes issue with the latest pronouncement from President Biden’s top spokeswoman. [E]asily overlooked in [Monday’s] White House press briefing: Q: Is the White House…
Transportation
Shadowy Liberal Groups Push Partisan Infrastructure Package
Collin Anderson of the Washington Free Beacon reports on a high-dollar effort to block bipartisanship on Capitol Hill. A trove of dark money is behind a liberal campaign to push…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
New Carolina Journal Online Features
Carolina Journal Online reports that the state Senate’s budget will feature a 10-year, $12 billion plan to use cash for capital and infrastructure projects. John Hood’s CJ Opinion explores timeless…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
New Carolina Journal Online Features
Jeff Moore reports for Carolina Journal Online on who determines energy policy for N.C. state government. John Hood’s CJ Opinion argues that users should pay for highways.
Transportation
New Carolina Journal Online Features
Dallas Woodhouse reports on U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx’s latest political moves. The latest CJ Opinion explains why N.C. policymakers should rely on user fees to meet transportation needs.
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Using User Fees for Infrastructure
If you watched last week’s Shaftesbury Society meeting, you heard Cato Institute transportation expert Randal O’Toole’s recommendation that North Carolina rely more on user fees to meet its transportation needs.…