by Thomas Mills | Jan 28, 2014 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGov |
It’s hard to know where to start with this puppy mill episode. In a profanity laced diatribe, Senator Bill Rabon blasted the governor and swore that a bill to curb puppy mills would never see the light of day. Unfortunately for Rabon, his rant was recorded by animal...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 29, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NCGA, NCGOP, NCGov, Politics
Well, 2013 was a humdinger of a year in North Carolina politics. For the second year in a row, we were in the national spotlight. In 2012, we were one of the most competitive states in the presidential contest, the site of the Democratic National Convention and we...
by Alexander H. Jones | Dec 28, 2013 | NCGA, Politics |
Any honest assessment shows that 2013 was NC’s worst annum since 1898, the last time our government imposed Jim Crow laws. Our march backward over the last year was unmitigated by any meaningful progress. The truest verdict on this year is somber, if not grim. In the...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 16, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA |
Oh, Senator Rucho, you silly little man. the Governor’s lies. First, you’re claiming JFK was a Tea Partier, now you’re claiming Obamacare is worse “then (sic) the swords of Nazis, Soviets and terrorists combined.” I get that you were trying to pander to your wing-nut...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 24, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGov, Politics
This piece was originally posted on July 9, 2013 and is part of our Best of PoliticsNC 2013 series. It’s an appropriate companion blog to Rob Christensen’s article today about in-migration in North Carolina. If you enjoy reading PoliticsNC, please consider...
by Alexander H. Jones | Nov 11, 2013 | 2014 Elections, NCGA
Last month, the consensus was that Wake County’s school bond had few statewide implications. Just because a solidly Democratic county endorsed education didn’t mean the idea would catch on elsewhere. Just over the county line, another school bond referendum proved the...
