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On climate summit, N&O passes off advocacy as reporting
View in your browser. On the front page of the November 28th edition of the Raleigh News and Observer the paper featured a report by Justin Catanoso, a Wake forest…
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Court Fails To Draw Line In DWI Blood Draw Case
My court story of the month for Carolina Journal is on the legality of forced blood tests in DWI cases. The article in full: RALEIGH — Drunks don’t always make…
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Court could limit appeal of competitive contracting
Got a new article out on a lawsuit about Charlotte’s policy of favoring its incumbent contractor for extra garbage collections at apartment and condo complexes. It’s a big deal, and…
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The ruling behind the sweepstakes parlor expansion
Coming to a convenience store, strip mall, or even a standalone buildings near you soon: Sweepstakes gaming. Well, at least for now, subject to what the N.C. Supreme Court has…
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Asking the wrong question
In our debates over the budget and taxes, most people ask the wrong question, argues Mark Calabria of Cato Institute here. The argument is almost always over who should pay…
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Abolish Fannie and Freddie
Cato scholar Mark Calabria argues in this paper that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two giant “government sponsored enterprises” that came to dominate the mortgage market ought to be…
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Election 2010: Judicial races
10:16 p.m. With more than 1.82 million votes counted, the margins all hold in the two-person races. Geer’s percentage has grown to 60 percent. Thigpen (20 percent) and McCullough (15)…
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This Dopey Injustice Has Got to Stop
It was later than expected, but it is good to take as much time as is needed to get something right. Maybe they were reading the bill. Anway, the Cato…
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Final Appeals Court numbers
Appeals Court Judge Calabria Seat Primary Candidate Votes Percent Ann Marie Calabria (i) 264,847 37% Jane Gray 259,504 36% Mark Klass 191,784 27% (100% reporting) Appeals Court Judge Elmore Seat…
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Calabria widens lead, 94% reporting
Appeals Court Judge Calabria Seat Primary Candidate Votes Percent Ann Marie Calabria (i) 248,922 37% Jane Gray 242,119 36% Mark Klass 177,380 27%
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Calabria, Gray in dead heat; Walker widens lead
Appeals Court Judge Calabria Seat Primary Candidate Votes Percent Ann Marie Calabria (i) 230,263 37% Jane Gray 227,333 37% Mark Klass 161,452 26% (86% reporting) Appeals Court Judge Elmore Seat…
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Calabria race tightening; Elmore trails
Appeals Court Judge Calabria Seat Primary Candidate Votes Percent Ann Marie Calabria (i) 175,326 38% Jane Gray 166,143 36% Mark Klass 118,408 26% (Last updated 9:09 p.m., Precincts: 59% reporting)…