– Patrick O’Hannigan, Civitas Contributor Governor Roy Cooper's "State of the State" address to the General Assembly and its broadcast audience merits another look, not so much ... Keep Reading
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Voter ID ruling, protecting babies, and Cooper’s speech
A Superior Court judge has ruled against two amendments passed by voters: the income tax cap and voter ID. Is this an example of judicial activism?* Six U.S. senators running ... Keep Reading
Cooper’s State of the State: new tone, same old big government ideas
Determined. That’s the word Gov. Roy Cooper used to describe the state of North Carolina. The speech highlighted much of what is good about North Carolina as well as the challenges ... Keep Reading
Cooper determined to sell government expansion and spending in ‘State of the State’
Former President Bill Clinton used his 1996 State of the Union to hail that "the era of big government is over." But he also used many of those addresses to offer up a vast wish ... Keep Reading
A response to Gov. Cooper’s call for bigger government and higher taxes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RALEIGH, N.C. – Tonight marked Gov. Roy Cooper’s second State of the State address to the North Carolina General Assembly. While delivering a hopeful and ... Keep Reading