by John Wynne | Feb 23, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Features, NC Politics, NC Senate Races, NCGA, NCGOP |
Sen. Tamara Barringer of Cary is apparently considering a run for statewide office, according to the News & Observer. Barringer, an attorney who teaches at the UNC Chapel Hill business school, was elected to the State Senate in 2012, representing the 17th...
by John Wynne | Feb 20, 2015 | Ads, Campaigns, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NCGA |
Friday is usually when we do our “Worst Week in Raleigh/NC Politics” feature, but today we’re doing something a little different. On occasion, someone in NC politics has a week that is so spectacularly good that it just has to be documented. Today,...
by John Wynne | Feb 5, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Congressional Races, Features, National Politics, NC Politics, NCGA |
Redistricting has been in the news lately. Why? I don’t know; it’s not required for states to change their district lines until after the 2020 census. It’s probably because Democrats want to have a redistricting commission in place by then, which...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 4, 2015 | Editor's Blog, NCGA |
Yesterday, a bi-partisan group of house members unveiled two plans to reform the redistricting process. One proposal would have legislative staff draw districts that would then be voted on by the legislature. The other would set up an independent commission appointed...
by John Wynne | Jan 30, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP |
Rep. Julia Howard (R-Davie) is an institution in Raleigh. A force of nature who does not always toe the party line, she’s been in office for 26 years. And she’s also the winner of this week’s highly coveted “Worst Week in Raleigh” award,...
by John Wynne | Jan 29, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Congressional Races, Demographic Trends, Features, National Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, US House |
Barring some kind of cataclysm that results in a severe reduction in the state’s population, North Carolina is on track to get another congressional district following the 2020 census. We fell just short of getting a 14th district following the 2010 census, ten...
