Train wreck budget underscored in Fayetteville editorial
Roy Cooper denounces the General Assembly budget as fiscally irresponsible and likely to trigger a future deficit. The piece argues for deeper corporate tax cuts and criticizes underfunded education, infrastructure, broadband, and opioid programs. It warns the plan could become law with a veto-proof majority and urges lawmakers to reconsider. The editorial appeared in The Fayetteville Observer.
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Roy Cooper
General Assembly
Cooper
North Carolina
Cumberland County
Understanding Creates Easier Action Says Sun Yat Sen
A quote from Sun Yat-sen, Chinese statesman born 1866, who died 1925, notes that understanding is hard at first but leads to easy action once grasped. The maxim reflects his view on knowledge guiding decisive steps in governance and reform.
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Sun Yat-sen
North Carolina budget rewards conservatives gains in 2017 18
The budget compromise for 2017 18 and 2018 19 boosts teacher and principal pay and public safety funding, expands targeted pay for educators, and strengthens the rainy day fund to over 1.8 billion. It preserves growth in line with inflation and population, reduces state government size, and continues tax cuts and privatization efforts. John Hood notes conservative roots and liberal disappointment.
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Aleigh
North Carolina
House
Senate
General Assembly
Arentee
Tim Moore
Kings Mountain
Phil Berger
America
Reader opinion guidelines for Gaston Gazette letters
The Gaston Gazette outlines how to submit letters to the editor including required name address and daytime phone number. It notes that poetry form letters petitions or consumer complaints are not published and provides mail fax and email contact options.
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P.O. Box
Gastonia
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GastonGazette.com
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