Josh Stein: “In 1973, North Carolina’s Office of Rural Health became the first state office of its kind in the entire country.”

I’ve got all kinds of respect for them and their willingness to do that because I know that it’s not the easiest thing to do in these inflamed times.

Strengthen public education. Invest in workforce development, including apprentices. Lower the cost of living. And make sure that you all have a seat at the table.

If they’re serious about lowering costs long after the campaign ads stop, let’s also get to work on the Governor’s Working Families Tax Cut.

It’s the best way to ensure that you really get locally driven solutions to problems, which creates a laboratory of democracy, laboratory of ideas, of innovation.