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On Tuesday night, consultant Sarah Taber, the Democratic nominee for Agriculture Commissioner, joined a Spaces hosted by Rep. Wiley Nickel to discuss her efforts to oust Commissioner Steve Troxler. During this interview, Taber asserted that grocery stores across North Carolina are systematically overcharging consumers by rigging their weight scales. This is a serious charge. It’s illegal for stores to skew…
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At the Democratic National Convention, North Carolina’s Democratic Party Chairwoman, Anderson Clayton, revealed the cold hard truth about their nominee for Labor Commissioner. If elected, Braxton Winston would aggressively encourage union activity across North Carolina. During the national television interview, Clayton said she wanted Winston to follow Thomas Fain, the United Auto Workers President’s aggressive organizing strategy. One…
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Should North Carolina embrace worker unionization? Last week, the Democratic Candidate for Labor Commissioner boldly misquoted the Constitution and declared that stronger labor unionization would improve North Carolina’s business rankings. . . Here’s the truth. North Carolina’s right-to-work status is foundational to protecting North Carolina’s business climate. Further, the top five states for Business in CNBC ratings are all right-to-work states, and the vast majority…
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NC Pork Council: Response to the NY Times NCPC: As Tropical Storm Debby made its way through North Carolina this week, the NY Times ran an article Thursday warning about the potential danger of overflowing hog lagoons. It’s accompanied by a misleading photo of a flooded hog farm — from six years ago — that actually shows…
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PETER DANIEL: Democrat Ag Commissioner candidate Sarah Taber’s farm plans economically unsound North State Journal: This November, North Carolinians will decide again who will lead the Department of Agriculture for the next four years: current Republican Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, who owns Guilford County’s Troxler Farms, or Democrat Sarah Taber, who has put forward some …unusual views about…
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Last week, President Joe Biden suddenly dropped out of the 2024 presidential contest and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as his successor. With the election only 101 days away, the North Carolina Ag Partnership wanted to flag some concerning aspects of Harris’ record on Ag issues. Despite Harris’ support for these policies that would crush…