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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: We need more school boards
A year ago, would you have correctly guessed that meetings of local school boards would be among the ... Read more
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Medicaid expansion remains unwise
North Carolina lawmakers are reportedly considering some form of Medicaid expansion as part of a final budget deal ... Read more
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Surge in violence merits response
Are North Carolinians safer today than they were a decade ago? That depends on how you define the ... Read more
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Mortgage discrimination claims are bunk
A few weeks ago, the Associated Press and a nonprofit journalism outfit called The Markup released a dataset ... Read more
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Yes, government can be shrunk
I’ve been spending a lot of time recently in conversation with right-leaning leaders, policy experts, donors and activists. ... Read more
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: School closures were a mistake
Closing down school buildings for many months last year — and offering poorly planned and executed virtual schooling ... Read more
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: There is no free ride
RALEIGH — The latest news about North Carolina transportation was no surprise. In a pattern all too familiar, ... Read more
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: We all win when we argue
RALEIGH — In the England of the early 20th century, there were no two writers more dissimilar than ... Read more
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Biden decline prompts three questions
RALEIGH — When President Joe Biden’s approval numbers began to plummet in early August, driven by public disgust ... Read more
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Make licensing reform a priority
According to the most-recent ranking I can find, North Carolina requires state-approved licenses in more occupations (nearly 200) ... Read more