by Thomas Mills | Jul 15, 2019 | Editor's Blog, Redistricting
Gerrymandering is back in court today. In North Carolina, that’s been a constant for the past thirty years, regardless of who is in charge. This time, we’re in state court. The Supreme Court decided gerrymandering is not a topic for the federal courts. The fireworks...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 12, 2019 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
With Senate President Pro-tem Phil Berger and Senate Majority Leader Harry Brown skipping out of the legislative session for a European vacation, I thought today would be a good day to look at the presidential race. In the immediate aftermath of the debates last...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 11, 2019 | Editor's Blog, Politics
It’s the dog days of summer and things are getting hot in the legislature. A budget stalemate has tensions high and the potential for a veto override means legislators are on high alert. Speaker Tim Moore has essentially left the possibility of an override vote at any...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 10, 2019 | Editor's Blog
North Carolina is getting a political show in the legislature like we haven’t seen in a long time. For the first time since 2012, Republicans in the legislature face a governor with enough Democrats in the both chambers to sustain his veto. The budget the GOP pushed...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 9, 2019 | Editor's Blog
Down East, a battle is raging, but to live in the Triangle or on #NCPOL, you’d hardly know it. The Republican run-off primary in the race to succeed the late Congressman Walter Jones has attracted interest groups and their money in the sprawling district that makes up...
