by Thomas Mills | Feb 2, 2018 | Editor's Blog |
(Full disclosure: I work with the Romley for Congress campaign. That said, I’m sure Ken Romley is the best candidate to compete with George Holding in November.) End-of-the-year finance reports are out for Congressional campaigns. In North Carolina’s 2nd...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 1, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog, Redistricting |
Republicans who keep losing court cases blame judges and the court system instead of looking at the legislation they’re passing. The latest loss came yesterday when a federal judge reinstated primaries for Supreme Court and Court of Appeals cases. It wasn’t a complete...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 31, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Politics, Trump |
Reading Peder Zane’s defense of Donald Trump this morning in the N&O is disheartening. But after what the North Carolina legislature has done to our state, we should be used to it. Once conventional Republicans ignore unconventional and damaging behavior in...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 29, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Redistricting |
North Carolina is frequently called Ground Zero for gerrymandering. Our state has been in court for almost two continuous decades arguing about drawing districts that illegally benefit one party or the other. Polls show that residents know more about the redistricting...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 26, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Education |
The North Carolina legislature is supposed to be a part-time body, but you wouldn’t know that by the number of special sessions we’ve had. Every time legislators come back to Raleigh, there are rumors and speculation about what they’ll do. This time, the GOP is using...
