by Thomas Mills | Jul 8, 2019 | Editor's Blog, Medicaid, Politics
Today, the legislature is scheduled to vote to override Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of the budget. However, the vote is inextricably tied to Medicaid expansion. Before session began, Cooper said that expanding Medicaid is his top legislative priority and an aide told...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 5, 2019 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
Recently, a lot of Democrats seem to be asking if the country is ready to elect a woman president. The answer is an unequivocal “Yes.” However, voters aren’t ready to elect a woman just because she’s a woman. They’re looking for a candidate whose message...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 3, 2019 | Editor's Blog |
On Monday night, the Charlottesville, Virginia, city council voted to scrap a city holiday honoring Thomas Jefferson, founder of the University of Virginia, author of the Declaration of Independence and third President of the United States. They will...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 1, 2019 | Editor's Blog
Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest caused an uproar in a talk he gave at a church last week. He articulated what Christian conservatives have believed about our country, and more specifically, our region since the end of the Civil War. He said, “[N]o other nation, my...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 28, 2019 | Editor's Blog, Redistricting |
Yesterday, the Supreme Court delivered a devastating blow to redistricting reform. In a 5-4 decision, the Court declared that the federal courts are not the place to remedy the problems caused by gerrymandering. The conservative Justices declared that it’s a political...
