As green energy is failing around the world, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is claiming credit for the Democratic Party’s embrace of climate change chicanery as found in President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda.
Published: Saturday, September 24th, 2022 @ 10:07 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Chamber is NOT welcome back
Published: Tuesday, January 11th, 2022 @ 7:57 pm
By: John Steed
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Chamber of Commerce continues lurch to the left
Published: Monday, November 15th, 2021 @ 8:20 pm
By: John Steed
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It’s a beautiful day for golfing in Pinehurst, or so North Carolina’s politicians would have you believe.
Published: Saturday, September 12th, 2020 @ 4:47 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Anything done a first time becomes easier to do a second time, for better and for worse.
Published: Monday, July 22nd, 2019 @ 9:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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For the last several days, news of General Motor's (GM) plans to close plants and eliminate nearly 15,000 jobs in the U.S. and Canada have been blanketing the news
Published: Friday, January 4th, 2019 @ 6:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's a safe bet that state Rep. Jonathan Jordan agrees with Republican colleagues Bill Brawley, Susan Martin, and Scott Stone much more often than he agrees with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the incoming New York congresswoman and newly elevated champion of the political left
Published: Wednesday, December 12th, 2018 @ 12:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Tuesday, Amazon announced that it would split its much-ballyhooed HQ2 between two cities: New York and Crystal City, an area just outside Washington, D.C. New York is obviously heavy Democratic territory; the headquarters will be located in Queens.
Published: Wednesday, November 14th, 2018 @ 4:13 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Who would think that building parking decks - those generic, innocuous concrete and steel structures where we leave our cars for a few hours while we pursue work and leisure
Published: Monday, February 26th, 2018 @ 3:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's a pretty safe bet that most N.C. voters dislike "corporate giveaways."
Published: Sunday, January 21st, 2018 @ 6:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N&O today lauded the announcement by Infosys that the Indian tech company is planning to open up a new technology hub in Wake County
Published: Sunday, July 9th, 2017 @ 11:51 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina should abandon economic development policy and completely refocus on economic growth
Published: Friday, July 1st, 2016 @ 2:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina should abandon what it has been referring to for years as economic development policy and completely refocus its efforts in the area of economic policy on economic growth
Published: Saturday, June 25th, 2016 @ 3:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Like a recovering addict on the verge of a major binge, some North Carolina lawmakers are on the brink of falling back into the black hole of tax credits
Published: Saturday, June 18th, 2016 @ 3:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Six years ago today, amid glowing promises of cost-cutting and expanded health care for all, President Obama signed into law his signature Affordable Care Act
Published: Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016 @ 9:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Crony capitalism is a term that we have been hearing a lot lately. The term has come into use to distinguish the kind of economic system we, in large part, have in this country with true free market capitalism. In the former there is a cozy relationship between business, particularly big business...
Published: Friday, March 18th, 2016 @ 2:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The ruling class is working overtime to convince us to allow them to shake even more change from our pockets to fund their vote-buying and other misadventures. IF ONLY they worked this hard to get government out of our lives and cut taxes.
Published: Sunday, January 10th, 2016 @ 8:33 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Anthony Bruno has a thoughtful response to all those on FB who blast Donald Trump
Published: Friday, September 11th, 2015 @ 2:14 am
By: Anthony Bruno
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At a recent event with Harry Reid in Las Vegas President Obama accused conservatives of being inconsistent in their support for free markets. Why? Apparently because they are "not for" solar power. Here's what he had to say to the gathering...
Published: Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015 @ 4:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Just when I think the NC Chamber can't sink any lower, they DO.
Published: Thursday, August 27th, 2015 @ 1:56 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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We've expressed our dismay at recent legislation - sponsored by a hodge-podge of statist Democrats, RINOs, and reputed conservatives - to extend the 35 percent credit for solar energy production for five years.
Published: Saturday, April 25th, 2015 @ 1:19 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Earlier this month, the NC House introduced the "NC Competes Act," a bill that would expand the state's Job Development Investment Grant program (JDIG), and extend targeted tax breaks for datacenters and a major passenger airline. Yesterday, the Senate introduced two bills designed as an...
Published: Sunday, March 22nd, 2015 @ 12:59 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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House speaker Tim Moore and the rest of the GOP leadership in Raleigh are crowing about how much better off we’ll be now that they’ve approved an increase in the gas tax and the disbursement of even more corporate welfare.
Published: Friday, March 13th, 2015 @ 3:26 am
By: Brant Clifton
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"Academia is American liberals' sanctuary, their fortress, their source. By controlling the campuses, the Left is able to control much of the nation's intellectual debate," said my colleague Jay Schalin at last year's State Policy Network convention.
Published: Wednesday, December 17th, 2014 @ 6:05 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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It added to our already out-of-control federal debt. It’s fully funded ObamaCare and amnesty.
Published: Monday, December 15th, 2014 @ 9:10 am
By: Brant Clifton
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We’ve learned that there just might be a crony capitalism angle in the amnesty fight for at least one powerful House Republican.
Published: Tuesday, November 25th, 2014 @ 8:01 am
By: Brant Clifton
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I liked the format of Thursday's debate much better than the previous two. It allowed for more of a give-and-take between the candidates.
Published: Monday, October 13th, 2014 @ 9:10 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan did her best at a debate Thursday night to portray North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis as a crony of corporate CEOs seeking tax favors at the expense of the middle class and poor people who would take that practice to Washington.
Published: Monday, October 13th, 2014 @ 5:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The on-going US Senate race in North Carolina is really roiling Tar Heel conservatives.
Published: Sunday, October 5th, 2014 @ 3:48 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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In 2014, the Civitas Institute selected 10 Bad Bills of the Week. Last week, you had your chance to vote from these ten for the Bad Bill of the Year, and the winner is:
Published: Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 @ 6:36 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Think you know the answer to this question? I thought they represented the business interests of the City of Washington and the surrounding community with an occasional foray into Beaufort County business interests.
Published: Friday, August 22nd, 2014 @ 12:00 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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Supposedly, the Republican Party is about free markets, individual liberty, and reaping the rewards of hard work.
Published: Monday, August 11th, 2014 @ 3:40 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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