by Thomas Mills | Apr 16, 2013 | Editor's Blog, Health Care, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGov
The budget is not even out and two major legislative fights are already brewing. The first is the governor’s proposal to privatize Medicaid and the second is Rep. Skip Stam’s proposal to use school vouchers. The success of both measures depend on the willingness of...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 14, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP |
State Representative Tim Moffitt is certainly an industrious guy. In his first term in office, he introduced a bill to steal Asheville’s water system. This year, he may get it. Now, he has launched a new media consulting firm to provide his colleagues with a way...
by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 12, 2013 | NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP |
The most evocative buzzword making the rounds in Raleigh is “laughingstock,” but the more consequential term may be “power grab.” Knowing that the gerrymandered electoral map makes the General Assembly their most secure stronghold, Republicans...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 12, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, Voting Rights
Today, I need to thank Gary Pearce for his kind words about this new venture, PoliticsNC. Talking About Politics, the blog Gary writes with Republican consultant Carter Wrenn, provided the inspiration and motivation to get this project up and moving. Thanks, Gary....
by Thomas Mills | Apr 11, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP
One plot line unfolding in Raleigh right now is some combination of the ol’ bait-and-switch and the country bumpkin in the big city. The bumpkins are the rural legislators, many in their first or second terms, and they are getting scammed by the city slickers in the...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 10, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, Religion
“Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I...
