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KRAWIEC: Draining the swamp
When you start draining the swamp, the swamp creatures start looking for cover. Like him or hate him, we must admit that President Donald Trump is doing exactly what he told us he would do. […]
Month: February 2025
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CNN’s Scott Jennings headlines policy event
RALEIGH — Approximately two dozen legislators from both chambers of the General Assembly attended a recent Carolina Partnership for Reform event featuring remarks by CNN contributor Scott Jennings. Carolina Partnership for Reform is a 501(c)(4) […]
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Apple announces $500B investment in U.S.
NEW YORK — Apple announced Monday that it plans to invest more than $500 billion in the United States over the next four years, including teams and facilities expanding in Michigan, Texas, California, Arizona, Nevada, […]
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Bill would allocate $475M for Disaster Crop Loss Program
RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly House has filed a bill to address crop losses due to the impact of Hurricane Helene and other factors. House Bill 130 aims to establish the 2024 Agricultural […]
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ROBBINS: Foundation for the Future: Welcome to Volume 10 of North State Journal
This week marks the beginning of Volume 10 of North State Journal. As with each new volume, we have selected a tagline that embodies our goals for this next year of issues. “Foundation for the […]
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The stream: The Oscars with Conan O’Brien, Kate Hudson in ‘Running Point,’ Ella Fitzgerald album unearthed
The Oscars telecast hosted by Conan O’Brien and Kate Hudson playing a pro basketball team president in a new Netflix series called “Running Point” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed […]
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SHAPIRO: Sometimes, moral clarity isn’t difficult
This week, the world was reminded of the deep and abiding evil that has wormed its way to the center of Palestinian nationalistic culture by the news that the Bibas family — a mother, Shiri; […]
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House bill would reclaim $500M in NCInnovation funds
RALEIGH — A bill filed in the North Carolina House seeks to reclaim money allocated to a nonprofit for accelerating marketplace commercialization of state university research and development projects. In 2023, the General Assembly allocated […]
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HAMMER: The judicial ‘resistance’ is setting itself up for an epic smackdown
America, unfortunately, has long been suffering from a crisis of civics. Put simply, many Americans are woefully ignorant about the structure and features of their government. But every so often, an opportunity emerges to reteach […]
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This week in history: Feb. 27 – March 5
Feb. 27 1933: Germany’s parliament building, the Reichstag, was gutted by fire; Chancellor Adolf Hitler, blaming communists, used the fire to justify suspending civil liberties. 1942: The Battle of the Java Sea began during World […]