by Kelsey Kemp | Apr 30, 2014 | Animal rights, NCGA, NCGOP, NCGov |
Welcome guest blogger Kelsey Kemp. Kelsey relocated to North Carolina from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in mid-2012. She obtained a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Oklahoma and worked for four years at the state level as a legislative aide,...
by James Kotecki | Apr 8, 2014 | 2014 Elections, NC Politics, NC Senate Races, NCGA, NCGOP, The North Carolinian |
Molotov Mitchell is the Republican candidate for North Carolina Senate District 16. A combat instructor and provocative filmmaker, Mitchell is eager to take on his Democratic opponent, Senator Josh Stein. Labeled “anti-gay” by the News & Observer, he called the...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 19, 2014 | Editor's Blog, Health Care, NC Politics, NCGA, Obamacare |
Yesterday, the power of incumbency to shape the political agenda and try to shape public opinion was on full display. The Republican-led legislature held hearings on the Affordable Care Act. They weren’t interested in learning anything useful. They just wanted to bash...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 26, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Democrats, Editor's Blog, NC House Races, NC Politics, NC Senate Races, NCGA, NCGOP, US Senate
For weeks Republicans have been asking, “Will Kay Hagan campaign with Barack Obama?” With the president’s approval ratings upside down and his signature program, Obamacare, still unpopular, the GOP is giddy at the prospect of the incumbent Senator running away from...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 12, 2014 | DHHS, Editor's Blog, NCGA |
Aldona Wos is at it again. This time, she’s pissing off Republicans in the legislature. Apparently, she’s spending their money without telling them. According to the News and Observer, Wos asked for a Medicaid waiver without telling the General Assembly....
by Thomas Mills | Feb 7, 2014 | Editor's Blog, Education, NC Politics, NCGA |
The debate over teacher pay raises is over, at least as far as the general public is concerned. The Republicans announced they would roll out a plan next week and now the N.C. Chamber, the advocacy arm of the GOP, has laid out their vision. In a full-page ad in the...
