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Liberty
Government programs can never replicate the value of voluntary charity
Education
More coronavirus relief? The numbers are already eye-popping
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Stop quoting election law; we’re counting ballots!
Are government agencies allowed to elevate administrative procedures above laws passed by the legislature when those laws make their jobs inconvenient?
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Conservative Paul Newby wins chief justice race; new era on State Supreme Court begins
After failing to earn a statewide hand recount and unable to get Democratic boards of elections to accept ballots already deemed unlawful, Chief Justice Cheri Beasley conceded the North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice race on Saturday December 12, 2020. The Saturday morning concession, 39 days after the election, clears the way for Justice Paul...
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Democrat controlled local election boards find little merit in Beasley’s protests
Beasley’s last gasp is continuing to seek new votes in hopes of securing a win. She has filed protests in 90 counties to get changes in their vote tallies in an attempt to overturn the result. Specifically, Beasley asked the Democrat controlled local boards of elections to reconsider already rejected absentee and provisional ballots.
Economics
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No, Gov. Cooper, the economy is not a light bulb controlled by a ‘dimmer switch’
Economics
Conservative tax reforms paying off for NC families
Economics
Karen Pence making progress on occupational licensing reform for military spouses
Other
NC Democratic Socialists of America serve up woke but gloomy agenda
Other
A tale of two recessions: Conservative budgeting has NC far better prepared to weather Covid recession compared to Great Recession
Elections
Elections
Entering the endgame of the Beasley-Newby saga
Elections
Despite court victory, voter ID could still be years away
Elections
Democrats and Republicans: they may not be who we think they are
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News and Observer makes racially inflammatory accusations with zero evidence
Other
The Civitas Partisan Index was highly accurate in 2020
Education
Education
State audit raises yet more questions about NC Department of Public Instruction
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NCAE said they would “change the players in the game.” Did they? Part II
Other
NCAE said they would “change the players in the game.” Did they?
Other
What Tuesday’s results mean for education
Education
Republican Catherine Truitt wins NC’s top Ed job
Liberty
Liberty
Coronavirus lockdowns are great for exposing the limousine liberals
Liberty
A simple Thanksgiving lesson you can learn from Hank Williams
Liberty
Can there be unity and healing with attacks on religious liberty and an erosion of rights?
Other
North Carolina embraces a conservative agenda again
Elections
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