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September 30, 2023

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BARONE: Can government build things again?

July 5, 2022 admin

Give the New York Times’s Ezra Klein credit for identifying a problem with big government institutions. “Our mechanisms of governance have become so risk averse that they are now running tremendous risks because of the […]

Article

BARONE: Must government be a ‘big, waddling, sluggish beast’?

March 1, 2022 Michael Barone

Itinerant policy journalist Ezra Klein, now with the New York Times, has highlighted something interesting about the Biden Democrats’ now-defunct Build Back Better package — something beyond its huge cost (trillions) and its failure to […]

Article

How much further can COVID-19 restrictions go?

April 15, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Dramatic stories and incidents related to COVID-19 stay-at-home orders are popping up all over the country. In Elizabeth, New Jersey, the mayor has deployed drones that have sirens and an automated message telling […]

News

Negotiations expected to resume over shutdown

December 22, 2018 admin

WASHINGTON — Negotiations are expected to continue in Washington to try to end the partial government shutdown, and the House and Senate have scheduled rare Saturday sessions.White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney sent agency heads […]

Article

Trust in U.S. institutions plunges in Trump’s first year

January 24, 2018 North State Journal Staff

DAVOS, Switzerland — Trust in U.S. institutions, particularly the government, has plunged in President Donald Trump’s first year in office, according to a leading survey released on the eve of the World Economic Forum in […]

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Opinion

NOTHSTINE: How the Reformation shaped modern freedoms

October 4, 2017 Ray Nothstine

Many Christian denominations and churches across the world are nearing the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. October 31 marks the anniversary of Martin Luther nailing his 95 theses to Castle Church […]

Opinion

HILL: Should you be worried about tax reform?

September 13, 2017 Frank Hill

Not if you are one of the 103 million taxpayers who chooses the standard deduction instead of itemizing every deduction on your tax return each year.   Two thirds of all American taxpayers are in […]

Opinion

DOWD: Washington could learn a thing or two from North Carolina

September 13, 2017 admin

Having failed to repeal or fix Obamacare, one of President Donald Trump’s signature campaign promises, the circular firing squad that is the Congressional Republican majority will now turn its attention toward the next major plank […]

News

Major pipelines reopen after Harvey as lawmakers weigh costs of the storm

September 6, 2017 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH – Gas prices surged over the holiday weekend after flooding from Hurricane Harvey in Texas shut down almost a quarter of the nation’s refining capacity and fears of shortages raced through communities. In N.C. […]

Christine T. Nguyen—The North State Journal
News

Senate interim committee assignments released

September 6, 2017 admin

RALEIGH – Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) announced Senate oversight committee assignments for the interim. Most committees will meet once per month, or less, until the General Assembly returns for the 2018 short session. Joint […]

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