North Carolina lawmakers consider repealing the state's 60-year ban on public sector collective bargaining, which could cost taxpayers dearly. Meanwhile, the University of North Carolina system faces budget challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and President-elect Joe Biden's energy policy is influenced by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal. The concept of originalism, which guides the interpretation of the US Constitution, is also explored in the context of the Supreme Court's new justice, Amy Coney Barrett.
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