by Kirk Kovach | May 6, 2019 | PODCAST, The Feed
This week’s Perspective, from PoliticsNC: We cover crossover in the NCGA and their upcoming budget, whether that will include Medicaid expansion, and a new challenger to Thom Tillis from within the Republican Party.
by Kirk Kovach | Apr 25, 2019 | 2020 election, NC Senate Races, The Feed, The Kovach Corner
Morning Consult released a poll this morning that showed Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina hemorrhaging support from members of his own party. In February, Senator Tillis publicly opposed President Trump’s national emergency over the border wall,...
by Kirk Kovach | Apr 19, 2019 | The Kovach Corner
Let this serve as a mea culpa. People of North Carolina: I was wrong. Last year, still starry-eyed and idealistic in college at Chapel Hill, I wrote a letter to the editor and submitted it to the News & Observer: 3/4/18 | News & Observer I tried to give him...
by Kirk Kovach | Apr 5, 2019 | PODCAST, The Feed
In this week’s episode of Perspective, we tackle the Lindberg bribery scandal that’s rocking North Carolina politics. Listen below, or wherever you get your podcasts.
by Kirk Kovach | Mar 28, 2019 | Health Care, The Kovach Corner
A few weeks ago I wrote about the simmering battle between the uber-conservative State Treasurer Dale Folwell and his Republican compatriots in the legislature. One might assume that they would be lockstep in their goals, but then one would be incorrect. HB184 is...
by Kirk Kovach | Mar 22, 2019 | The Kovach Corner
As is their wont, Republicans in the General Assembly pushed through their chosen candidates to sit on the UNC Board of Governors with little to no input from the Democratic minority. Per the N&O: The Senate’s election came one day after a rancorous debate in the...
