by Kirk Kovach | Mar 6, 2019 | Budget, Education, Politics, The Kovach Corner
Governor Cooper released his recommendations for the 2019-21 fiscal year budgets yesterday. As was expected, the proposed budget from Cooper highlighted his commitment to invest a notable amount of resources into education in North Carolina. Some top-line information...
by Kirk Kovach | Mar 1, 2019 | 2020 election, Politics, The Kovach Corner
The next best hope for North Carolina Republicans is, apparently, not too great at reading legislation from a General Assembly his own party controls. Current lieutenant governor and aspiring gubernatorial candidate Dan Forest shared a Fox News article from his...
by Kirk Kovach | Mar 1, 2019 | PODCAST
We talk about Mark Meadows, Mark Harris, and Judge Collins’ decision overturning the Income Tax Cap and Voter ID amendments. Here’s where you can find us: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Breaker, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, and...
by Kirk Kovach | Feb 28, 2019 | The Kovach Corner
Last year, after years of litigation, struggle and failure, Republicans in the NCGA were finally successful in implementing voter ID. In lieu of a simple statute, they put onto the ballot a constitutional amendment; let the people decide! The amendment passed and, for...
by Kirk Kovach | Feb 25, 2019 | The Kovach Corner
Let me preface this writing with the acknowledgment that I am not a lawyer. Everything written here is just analysis based upon personal research on what is publicly available. The past few days have been a whirlwind in North Carolina politics. Just Thursday,...