Eight days after President Trump’s joint address to Congress, Gov. Josh Stein detailed his vision for North Carolina in his first State of the State address to the full General Assembly, with the Council of State, N.C. Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals judges in attendance. Stein delivered a positive, broadly unifying message that suggests the Democratic governor is […]
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Our Opinion: Look to Congress, not states, to end daylight ‘saving’
Twice a year, the federal government gives back something it took from millions of Americans with their cooperation if not their consent. In the spring, Uncle Sam distributes tax refunds. And in the fall, we cash in an extra hour of sleep as the sun sets on daylight saving time. Coast to coast, clocks “sprang ahead” to DST at 2 […]
Our Opinion: Like spring pollen, public notice bills are back
As predictable as the pine pollen that coats eastern North Carolina windshields in a dull yellow film each spring, bills to take public notices out of local newspapers and bury them on government websites are once again making their presence felt in the General Assembly. Public notice bills don’t aggravate folks’ allergies like the pollen does, but those that become […]
Our Opinion: A wise warning on Europe’s retreat from free speech
When praying silently in one’s own home can be criminalized in the nation that gave us the Magna Carta and Germany repeats the ignoble history of censorship that helped foment Hitler’s rise to power, the unenviable task of warning Europe that its liberal democracies have increasingly become illiberal and undemocratic fell to Vice President JD Vance. The Marine Corps veteran, […]
Our Opinion: ‘No tax on tips’ a good idea on state level too
Servers, bartenders and rideshare drivers could reduce their state income tax burden with a tipped wage deduction floated last week as the General Assembly convened its 2025 short session. Rep. Harry Warren’s House Bill 11, titled “No Tax on Tips, Overtime and Bonus Pay,” would add unlimited deductions for tips and overtime compensation to the state’s tax code, Chapter 105 […]
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