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After Harassment Claims, Legislature Must Make Reforms

RALEIGH — The #MeToo movement has hit North Carolina’s legislature — a place that’s so far ill-equipped to ...

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You Decide: Will the National Debt Sink Us?

When I take questions after the scores of presentations I make across the state each year, there is ...

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Republicans Gain Momentum for Fall

RALEIGH — With an unpopular president in the White House, a spate of incumbent retirements in competitive seats, ...

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Let’s Take Politics Out of Administering NC’s Elections

Gov. Roy Cooper wants to take politics out of the redistricting process, but he also thinks he should ...

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Billy Graham and North Carolina’s Iconic Eateries

 Charlotte Observer reporter Bruce Henderson for an article about Graham's private life and common touch.

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States Can Lead on Roads

RALEIGH — When the Trump administration finally filled in the outlines of its infrastructure plan last week, many ...

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Inconsistency Is Common in Politics

RALEIGH -- When the North Carolina Senate recently passed a bill with several moving parts -- a newly ...

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Will a Direct Flight to China Boost the State Economy?

My first long distance trip outside my hometown of Cincinnati was to West Virginia by train.   Although my ...

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Will the new tax law’s inflation measure cost you?

The new federal income tax law is chock full of changes, alterations and adjustments that are keeping taxpayers, ...

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Legislature Bashes Cooper in Jerry Springer-Style Inquisition

RALEIGH — For a solid 30 minutes, it looked like state legislators might actually have a bill that ...

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