by Thomas Mills | Mar 16, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Obamacare |
Nothing lays bare the ideological divide between conservatives and liberals like a healthcare debate. We are now in the third major debate in my lifetime. The first happened when Bill and Hillary Clinton failed to implement healthcare reform in 1993. The second...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 15, 2017 | Editor's Blog, HB2, North Carolina |
After four years of controlling every branch of state government, Republicans in North Carolina are having a hard time understanding compromise and bipartisanship. They’ve passed legislation at will with very little successful resistance. That power led to overreach...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 14, 2017 | Editor's Blog, North Carolina, Politics |
In his state of the state address last night, Governor Roy Cooper laid out a hopeful vision for the state, mixing Democratic policy proposals for the base while offering conciliatory language aimed at building a working relationship with Republicans. He irked GOP...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 13, 2017 | Editor's Blog, North Carolina |
Republicans in North Carolina have already tried to rig the electoral system to maintain power through gerrymandering and voter suppression laws. Now, they’re trying to reduce the checks and balances in our government by reducing the power of the executive branch and...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 10, 2017 | Editor's Blog |
To watch Senate President Pro-Tem Phil Berger in an interview or on the senate floor, you would think he’s a thoughtful, measured, and serious man. He’s generally considered one of the three most powerful people in the state. To read his social media accounts, though,...
