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Sit down and be quiet, part two
It’s not like we needed more evidence of the arrogance of the current leaders of the state Senate or the obvious disdain they have for the people they are supposed to be representing, but they were nice enough to provide us with plenty more Monday night. They voted to require applicants for public assistance to take drug tests before receiving benefits and they passed legislation changing the elections for the Wake County School Board and g...
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What voucher advocates aren’t telling you
My “day job” involves providing legal services for students from low-income families. So, I know firsthand that students’ rights provide needed protections and, if followed, promote academic achievement, equity and fairness. Unfortunately, state lawmakers are working to have more students from lower-income families in private schools where they’ll have few of the rights possessed by public school students. On April 15th, legislators filed a...
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The economics of stronger families
In my latest column for Business North Carolina magazine, I argue that policymakers who seek to make North Carolina’s economy more competitive can’t afford to ignore the seemingly unrelated issue of family stability. “Economic and social policy often follow separate tracks,” I write. “But when it comes to the health of the family, the tracks converge. While people can continue to disagree about the religious or moral foundations of family l...
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Two iron ladies showed the way
What about North Carolina’s “iron lady”? The recent death of Margaret Thatcher, the steely, hard-working, and effective British prime minister, led to much discussion of her career, and we heard different opinions about her impact on the opening of opportunities for women in government and politics. What an unusual lady! Charming when she needed to be, but tough as nails and mean as a snake. She showed women around the world that they cou...
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Privatizing commerce has big political risks
My old boss, Lauch Faircloth, once made the comment in the early 1980s when he was a Democrat, that there were two things he couldn’t understand – electricity and Republicans. The quote infuriated Republicans at the time. I remember GOP stalwart Richard Morgan even had the quote blown up, framed and hung it in his legislative office. Of course, Lauch Faircloth at some point figured out the Republicans because he became one – serving in the ...
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