2012 |
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July |
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Jul. 11th
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Local Government
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In this Issue: "Smart growth" cities are cutting their own throats
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Jul. 5th
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Local Government
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In this Issue: If it is good enough for the Founders, it is good enough for the Raleigh City Council
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June |
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Jun. 14th
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Local Government
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In this Issue: Sanity returns to rail planning, and King and Cooke agree: transit plan will not solve traffic congestion
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Jun. 5th
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Local Government
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In this Issue: Politicians eat their cake and have it too
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May |
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May. 17th
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Local Government
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In this Issue: Americans want to live in single-family homes in small towns, not crowded high-rise condos
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May. 1st
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Local Government
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In this issue: Raleigh's population density is so low that rail transit is doomed to failure
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April |
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Apr. 12th
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Local Government
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In this issue: Raleigh City Manager Russell Allen and the City Council Members Should Learn Basic Economics
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March |
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Mar. 27th
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Local Government
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In this issue: Some Wake County elected officials don't want to be bothered with facts about transit
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Mar. 7th
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Local Government
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In this Issue: City Consultant Scams, Roundabout Dangers, and Charlotte's Train Wreck
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February |
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Feb. 27th
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Local Government
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In this issue: Wake County's municipal elected leaders hear only one side of the transit story
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Feb. 15th
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Local Government
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In this issue: Wake County Choo-Choo Trains and Raleigh Convention Center Giveaway
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January |
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Jan. 30th
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Local Government
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In this issue: Rail transit, TIFs, impact fees & the court, and gov't banks
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Jan. 19th
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Local Government
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In this issue: Raleigh fleeces taxpayers and utility ratepayers
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Jan. 12th
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Local Government
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In this issue: Davidson, N.C.: Nice place to live if you are rich and white
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2011 |
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December |
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Dec. 12th
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Local Government
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In this issue: The death of suburbia is greatly exaggerated
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November |
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Nov. 16th
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Local Government
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In this issue: County privatization survey, Cary loses impact-fee case, city's "fun stuff" has to go
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Nov. 7th
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Local Government
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In this issue: The failure of urban vanity projects, such as sports stadiums, convention centers, and trains
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Nov. 4th
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Local Government
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In this issue: The failure of urban vanity projects, such as sports stadiums, convention centers, and trains
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October |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Oct. 27th
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Local Government
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In this issue: Raleigh's $1 billion in downtown subsidies fail, and does Raleigh have "world's dumbest roundabout"?
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Oct. 13th
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Local Government
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In this issue: County property tax reval scam and Newton stiffs local businesses over WiFi
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Oct. 4th
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Local Government
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In this issue: Wilson continues to manipulate fiber-optic cable information
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September |
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Sep. 20th
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Local Government
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In this issue: Raleigh's Food Truck Battle: Planners violate their own Code of Ethics
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Sep. 7th
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Local Government
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In this issue: City/county mergers don't save money
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August |
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Aug. 17th
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Local Government
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In this issue: Cary Posts a New City-Limits Sign: "No Poor People Allowed," and Grassroots Tyranny in Southport
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Aug. 11th
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Local Government
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In this issue: Cary agrees to fleece taxpayers and ratepayers with subsidized solar
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July |
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Jul. 28th
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Local Government
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In this issue: California wages war on the single-family home
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Jul. 21st
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Local Government
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In this issue: The future of our urban areas is called the suburbs
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Jul. 21st
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Local Government
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In this issue: The future of our urban areas is called the suburbs
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Jul. 14th
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Local Government
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In this issue: Food truck politics, Cary buys another theater, Raleigh rail to nowhere
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Jul. 7th
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Local Government
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In this issue: Raleigh's recycling dogma and More salary transparency, please!
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June |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Jun. 28th
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Local Government
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In this issue: Water: When Reality Confronts Dogma, and "The Arts" Win Again!
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Jun. 20th
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Local Government
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In this issue: Anti-family urban policies and JLF's new City and County Issue Guide
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Jun. 9th
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Local Government
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This issue: Clayton Hwy 70 bypass/Greensboro smoking in parks?/Raleigh might cut the Arts?
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Jun. 3rd
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Local Government
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In this issue: You don't own your trees, and irrational transit taxes
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May |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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May. 26th
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Local Government
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In this issue: Landfills: Can't live with them, can't live without them
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May. 16th
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Local Government
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In this issue: Are density bonus systems extortion?
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May. 6th
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Local Government
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In this issue: Lessons about jobs from Texas and California
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April |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Apr. 28th
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Local Government
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In this issue: Sandy Springs, Georgia, the city that outsourced everything
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Apr. 21st
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Local Government
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In this issue: Planning ideology is impervious to the facts
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Apr. 8th
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Local Government
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In this Issue: North Carolina should follow North Dakota's path to economic prosperity
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Apr. 1st
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Local Government
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In this issue: Broadband cable by cities, forced annexation, and slow-speed rail
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March |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Mar. 24th
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Local Government
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Commissioners paid $42,900 for travel expenses
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Mar. 24th
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Local Government
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Commissioners get $43K for travel? and COGs Gone Wild?
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Mar. 17th
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Local Government
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Cary resorts to eminent domain to take property, landowner wants "fair market" value
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Mar. 10th
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Local Government
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Orange County tax increase votes: If first you don't succeed, try, try again
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Mar. 4th
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Local Government
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John Locke Foundation County Commissioner Policy Workshop
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February |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Feb. 17th
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Local Government
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Obama's high-speed train runs off the tracks
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Feb. 10th
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Local Government
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The 'Smart Growth' elite meets in Charlotte
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Feb. 3rd
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Local Government
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In This Issue: DOT turns to blatant intimidation to silence criticism
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January |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Jan. 14th
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Local Government
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In This Issue: Forced Annexation/Durham's Convention Center Loses $1.4 million
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Jan. 5th
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Local Government
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In This Issue: Big change in Chatham County/Raleigh considers outdoor smoking ban
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2010 |
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December |
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Dec. 23rd
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Local Government
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In this Issue: Mega-Cities are out, Efficient-Cities are in
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Dec. 15th
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Local Government
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In this Issue: Archer Lodge's opportunity: Using competition holds down costs
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Dec. 9th
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Local Government
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In this issue: Save the Date/County Election Results/Education Savings
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November |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Nov. 22nd
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Local Government
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Home Depot: Social responsibility or pandering to land-use czars.
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Nov. 12th
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Local Government
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County election results (in case you missed them)
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Nov. 3rd
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Local Government
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County voters send an anti-tax message again!
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October |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Oct. 27th
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Local Government
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Energy Dept. pushes bogus job creation and crony capitalism
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Oct. 21st
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Local Government
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When did the Constitution become optional for NC cities?
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Oct. 13th
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Local Government
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Tax hikes on the ballots in 11 counties
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September |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Sep. 30th
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Local Government
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"Sustainability" in Wake County
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Sep. 23rd
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Local Government
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More Debate on Local Governments' Global Warming Policies
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Sep. 15th
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Local Government
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Western NC Slope Ordinances
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Sep. 9th
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Local Government
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Hate to say "I told you so," but ...
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Sep. 1st
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Local Government
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Watauga County voters have had enough!
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August |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Aug. 25th
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Local Government
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Watauga County's Proposed Tax Increase
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Aug. 25th
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Local Government
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Watauga County's Proposed Tax Increase
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Aug. 19th
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Local Government
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Rail Transit and Local Spending
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Aug. 11th
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Local Government
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Streetcars in Charlotte and other news
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