by John Wynne | Jun 16, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NCGA, NCGov |
Last week the State Senate unveiled a new sales tax redistribution/economic development plan. It’s a slight modification of what was being floated around a few months ago, a revision of the sales tax formula that would distribute more revenue to rural areas....
by John Wynne | Jun 15, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NC Senate Races, NCGA |
North Carolina Democrats have a two-pronged strategy for 2016: first, elect Roy Cooper governor. Second, make him relevant by eliminating the GOP’s veto-proof majorities in at least one chamber of the legislature. This wouldn’t exactly allow Democrats to...
by John Wynne | Jun 11, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
They’re dropping like flies. Yet another potential opponent for Sen. Richard Burr says they’re not going to run for U.S. Senate. Jeff Jackson, who got a lot of attention in February for his “snow day coup” is instead seeking reelection to his...
by John Wynne | Jun 11, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, Religion, Social Issues |
This morning, in a quick vote, the State House overrode Pat McCrory’s veto of S2, the bill allowing magistrates to recuse themselves from presiding over gay weddings if they have “sincerely held religious objections.” The vote was 69-41, meaning the...
by John Wynne | Jun 10, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics
No, Tony Tata isn’t stepping down from his post as Secretary of Transportation. (A groan is heard from the Tata haters – we call them “Taters” ’round these parts.) He’s staying on because he’s bowing out of a potential...
by John Wynne | Jun 9, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NCGOP |
If you’re familiar with the North Carolina Republican Party, you know that the establishment nearly always gets its way when it comes to electing a party chair. It’s almost always the same: someone (usually well-known) enters the race. Afterward, the...
