by James Kotecki | May 19, 2016 | LGBT Rights, NC Politics, PODCAST, Politics, Redistricting, The North Carolinian
How does a junior legislator in the minority party become a bona fide political celebrity? Two words: the Internet. Senator Jeff Jackson (D-Charlotte) unpacks his viral hits, from solo legislating on a snow day to creating the #WeAreNotThis hashtag. For this...
by James Kotecki | May 12, 2016 | Economy, Income Inequality, Issues, NC Politics, PODCAST, Politics, The North Carolinian |
From low wages to non-existent benefits, things are not right for many American workers. But why do some workers vote against their own self-interest? MaryBe McMillan is the Secretary-Treasurer of the North Carolina AFL-CIO, a federation of unions across the state. We...
by James Kotecki | May 5, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Democrats, NC Politics, PODCAST, Politics, The North Carolinian |
2016 could be the year that North Carolina Democrats come out of the political wilderness. But just as a they’re staging their comeback, the party system itself seems to be unraveling. What is the Democratic Party in the age of super PACS and Senator Sanders? Wake...
by James Kotecki | Apr 21, 2016 | LGBT Rights, PODCAST, Politics, The North Carolinian |
Hi, I’m James Kotecki, host of the state politics podcast The North Carolinian. I talk to state leaders about just what the heck is going on here – and what we’re going to do about it. In this episode, NC Senate Minority Leader Dan Blue (D-Raleigh)...
by James Kotecki | May 13, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Campaigns, NC House, NC House Races, NC Politics, PODCAST, Politics, The North Carolinian |
Brian Turner is running for North Carolina House District 116 in and near Asheville in Buncombe County. Turner claims his opponent, Rep. Tim Moffitt, offered him a job at UNC-TV in exchange for dropping out of the race. Is this the kind of sleazy political scandal I...
by James Kotecki | May 6, 2014 | 2014 Elections, NC House Races, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, PODCAST, Politics, The North Carolinian
Representative Ruth Samuelson helped cement the Republican supermajority in the North Carolina House. She currently serves as Republican Conference Leader, and with Speaker Thom Tillis departing the chamber her political future would appear bright. So why is she...
