Month: April 2023
Good Saturday morning. It’s nearly May, and you likely haven’t thought all that much about the 2022 election results in a few weeks (or, if you’re healthy, a few months). That means it’s prime time to look ahead to the Way Too Early 2024 Ballot Preview. TRC Nexus is, after all, a political intelligence newsletter.…
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April 22nd, 2023 Hello this Saturday morning. Thanks for joining us. Conversations about America’s debt crisis often end in confusion. Our national debt is approaching $32 trillion. The U.S. government will spend about $6.2 trillion this year. It seems simple: If we’re in debt, why do policymakers keep spending so much? The irrationality of it all probably has something…
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April 15th, 2023 Good morning. Thank you for spending some time with us this Saturday. Children learn in grade school that the legislative branch makes laws and the executive branch implements them. One can imagine a fourth-grade quiz instructing a student to “define checks and balances.” But childhood’s clarity eventually gives way to reality’s haze.…
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April 8th, 2023 From the Desk of Chuck Fuller: Passover and Easter — the celebrations of life and liberty. As we emerge from the doldrums of winter to a delightful spring, we experience a collective hope brought by the transformation of the world around us. Each new day brings new a choice of how we…
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April 1st, 2023 Happy Saturday morning. Thanks for joining us. Today we’re taking a look at a pressing topic for the fast growing Tar Heel State… Housing affordability and affordable housing – do they mean the same thing? Yes and no and, as Dr. Seuss would say, “maybe, not quite.” They’re often used interchangeably, but each represents…
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