by Thomas Mills | Sep 24, 2019 | Editor's Blog
Yesterday, Democratic House Minority Leader Darren Jackson called out the GOP leadership for lying about the circumstances of the budget veto override vote last week. He says a look at security footage shows Republicans calm and clearly understanding what was...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 23, 2019 | Editor's Blog
Dean Westmoreland died last week. He was a teacher from Kings Mountain and former president of the North Carolina Association of Educators. In my political education, he was a giant. I met Dean when I moved to Shelby in the spring of 1993. After a decade of...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 20, 2019 | Editor's Blog, Health Care
North Carolina is on the verge of a major political breakthrough. The state House is poised to pass a Medicaid expansion bill. Republicans call the bill NC Health Care for Working Families and deny that it’s real Medicaid expansion. If they can pass it, let them keep...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 18, 2019 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog |
Thom Tillis kicked off his re-election campaign with an ad wrapping himself around Donald Trump. It’s a signal of how beholden the party is to the president and of Tillis’ naked political opportunism. The GOP has become more a cult of personality than a political...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 17, 2019 | Editor's Blog, Redistricting
Last night, the Senate approved new maps. Now, we have legislative districts that have been drawn by legislators and have bipartisan support. It’s been a long time coming, but don’t believe it’s the beginning of a trend. North Carolina still needs a better system for...
