by Thomas Mills | May 1, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, Politics |
Republicans in the legislature are hell-bound and determined to mess with our election system. Most of their bills are designed to restrict access to the ballot box and add layers of bureaucracy to the process. It’s pure politics, bad government and contrary to the...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 28, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, NCGov
Instead of reading my blog today, I urge all of our readers to turn to the newspapers and news shows. At the state level, the N&O and Charlotte Observer take state government to task for losing over $1 billion in tax revenue through loopholes run amok. Instead of...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 26, 2013 | Economy, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, NCGov |
With Republicans controlling both houses of the legislature and the Governor’s mansion, the divide in Raleigh today is far less about partisanship than about the rural-urban split in the state. For his part, Pat McCrory brings the perspective of a big city mayor and...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 25, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, Politics |
“Hey, Ralph. What I want yeh to do, is sneak up on dat deer, put two bullets in his brain and then leave wid’out makin’ a sound.” The party that wanted to implement a state religion, exempt the state from enforcing federal laws and tax parents whose...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 25, 2013 | Economy, Editor's Blog, Issues, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, Politics
The Republican effort to remake the electorate in their favor is coming even more into focus. Some of their tactics are very transparent. For all their sanctimonious rhetoric about protecting the integrity of campaigns, everybody knows that the Voter ID bill is meant...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 18, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP |
“I’m the Senator. You’re the citizen. You need to be quiet.” State Senator Tommy Tucker (R-Waxhaw) “You’re OK with (drug users) getting federal dollars if they’ve had a doobie and get the munchies and need more food stamps? Sit down.” Sen. Tucker, again Sen....
